independent
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One of the methods evaluated was a recently proposed obesity framework developed by a multidisciplinary group of independent experts.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 31, 2026
“I don’t think Tim had ever addressed me by name,” Dailey, now an independent consultant, told MarketWatch.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 29, 2026
The NHS Wales Joint Commissioning Committee has requested an independent clinical review after identifying "matters" through routine "assurance processes".
From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026
But the announcement came the same day as the release of an independent report that found Black had paid Jeffrey Epstein $158 million for financial advice over five years.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 29, 2026
De Vries was not alone in rediscovering Mendel’s notion of independent, indivisible hereditary instructions.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
That’s not to say that independents aren’t well supported; most of them align in some way with a larger custodian for those sorts of things.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 28, 2026
A March 2026 poll found 77% of all voters support raising taxes on billionaires, including 65% of Republicans, 75% of independents, and 91% of Democrats.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026
In January 2026, Pew Research Center found that 47% of Republicans and Republican-leaning independents described Russia as an enemy of the U.S, up from 40% the year before.
From Salon ● Aug. 11, 2026
Myers said it would be a "massive win" if "this whole thing actually results in the end of them asking for freebies from independents".
From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2026
“Every hotel concierge knows who to call if some guest wants tickets. All I’m sayin’ is, it’s not as easy as you think for a couple of independents.
From "Small Steps" by Louis Sachar
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