independent
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Brian Jabarian, a University of Chicago economist who conducted a rigorous independent evaluation of A.I. detectors, told me flatly, “This narrative that we shouldn’t use A.I. detection doesn’t seem to hold anymore.”
From Slate • Apr. 17, 2026
It specifically excluded multimember independent commissions like the Fed.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026
You can’t be “niche” doing arenas, and there’s this independent boom that’s not going to wait for anybody.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026
By generating interest and fee income, the services arms, which contributed approximately 40% of the company’s gross profit last fiscal year, represents an important source of cash-flow stability independent of the commodity price.
From Barron's • Apr. 16, 2026
“No, sir! I am an independent woman now.”
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
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