independent

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The visit was part of a government drive to exempt independent bakeries and flower shops from mandatory rest on Labour Day - a public holiday across the country.

From BBC • May 1, 2026

"Let's have several... at least four," he said, as he sought to promote a new bill to clearly exempt independent bread and flower shops from mandatory rest on Labour Day.

From Barron's • May 1, 2026

Campaigns have long sent signals to independent expenditure committees about the messages they would like to see highlighted, the venues they hope to see the communications and the voters who ought to be targeted.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

One thing is for certain: It’s highly unlikely that independent commissions will return to California, Virginia, Colorado or anywhere else anytime soon.

From Salon • May 1, 2026

What became independent in 1783 were just thirteen British colonies hugging the Atlantic shore.

From "An Indigenous People’s History of the United States" by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz