independent

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Last year, dozens of experts who provided independent evaluations for biomedical research were dismissed from National Institute of Health science review boards.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 26, 2026

And in the case of megacap technology companies’ cloud businesses, demand remains robust and largely independent of geopolitical developments, so any additional capacity brought online could be effectively absorbed without delay, Shea added.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 26, 2026

"Mechanical engineer and computer scientist by degree, independent game developer by experience, teacher by birth," according to his profile, which noted that he had an undergraduate degree from the California Institute of Technology.

From Barron's • Apr. 26, 2026

They include an independent researcher, a long-retired Air Force general, and Casias, the administrative assistant.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 25, 2026

Similar clocks spread across Europe later in the seventeenth century following the independent work of Christiaan Huygens.

From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin