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autonomy

[aw-ton-uh-mee] / ɔˈtɒn ə mi /


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The region has long demanded greater autonomy and is one of the most strictly controlled regions in the country, with access for foreign media tightly restricted.

From BBC Aug. 29, 2026

But a lenient countermessage framed as female autonomy is no better.

From Slate Aug. 27, 2026

First Eagle will operate on Victory Capital’s platform while retaining its brand, investment autonomy, and existing investment processes.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 26, 2026

However, the deal represented the last nail in the coffin for the Kurds' long-held dream of autonomy.

From Barron's Aug. 25, 2026

Those three things — autonomy, complexity, and a connection between effort and reward—are, most people agree, the three qualities that work has to have if it is to be satisfying.

From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell

The underlying premise is that charter schools must have certain autonomies and flexibilities to function effectively.

From Washington Post Jan. 9, 2023

Spinning on an axis of anxiety, “Huesera” raises the provocative idea that motherhood can feel akin to a curse stripping one of stability and sacred autonomies.

From New York Times Jun. 8, 2022

They say it is an important step in closing the wounds left by the state takeover without sacrificing the autonomies that they say have been essential for driving academic progress.

From Washington Post May 10, 2016

Opinions in Spain would split according to autonomies and political colour.

From Economist May 15, 2012

But the foreigners, probably not understanding these separate autonomies, did not relish these requisitions, and Franklin found that he could do nothing.

From Benjamin Franklin by John T. (John Torrey) Morse




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