independence
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The longtime executive producer of “60 Minutes,” Bill Owens, had already walked out the door, saying he had “lost the independence that honest journalism requires.”
From Salon • May 27, 2026
While Si was tied to the glitz and glamour of magazine business Condé Nast, Donald was a newspaper man at heart, known as a financially savvy publisher who respected his papers’ editorial independence.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026
Back in Burton, Al Wall and Emma Cole, brewery manager at Burton Bridge and Heritage Brewing Company, hope to preserve their history and be a "bastion of independence".
From BBC • May 25, 2026
But many of Musk’s longtime associates are, including some who have faced criticism in the past for lacking true independence.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 24, 2026
The Muscogees officially remained neutral during the settler war for independence.
From "An Indigenous People’s History of the United States" by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz
Vocabulary lists containing independence
The American Revolution - Introductory
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Eastern Europe - Introductory
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Pacific Islands - Introductory
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