independent

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It added: "The foundation is not owned or managed by the Duke of Marlborough, but by independent entities run by boards of trustees."

From BBC

Black Lives Matter-Los Angeles — of which Porter was a member — said in a news release that the vigil was organized to memorialize the 33-year-old father and call for an independent investigation into his death.

From Los Angeles Times

"The number of people choosing not to marry or not to have children is increasing, and fertility intentions among the younger generation are weak," He Yafu, an independent Chinese demographer, told AFP.

From Barron's

Pizza once was a novelty outside big U.S. cities, providing room for growth for independent shops and then chains such as Pizza Hut with its red roof dine-in restaurants.

From The Wall Street Journal

By 1836 Texas was independent, and slavery in Mexico was officially finished the following year.

From Los Angeles Times