independent

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Two years later, it became an independent company when it split from EBay.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

The Boca Raton, Fla.,-based company is one of the largest independent wireless communications infrastructure companies in the U.S.

From Barron's • Apr. 2, 2026

But a good AG owes the President his best independent legal advice, even if it’s something the boss doesn’t want to hear.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026

Leamington has historically had a higher than average number of independent businesses but Magic Wingdom co-owner Sam Cornwall-Jones says a lack of support has changed that.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

They wanted to free Bosnia from Austrian domination and make the province part of the independent Kingdom of Serbia, their own national state.

From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman