independent
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Angelenos for Historic Preservation, an independent advocacy group, petitioned the California Department of Justice and the state’s deputy attorney general to defer Tuesday’s vote.
From Los Angeles Times โ Nov. 10, 2026
This makes them independent partners for hyperscalers and the likes of Anthropic or OpenAI.
From The Wall Street Journal โ Nov. 10, 2026
The Attorney General of Trinidad and Tobago had argued that the law was protected from legal challenges by the "savings law clauses" - which carried over existing British laws into newly independent states.
From BBC โ Nov. 10, 2026
Nvidia’s board has opened an independent investigation into whether Jensen Huang was the target of a foreign intelligence operation.
From MarketWatch โ Nov. 10, 2026
Every trait, in Mendel’s model, was determined by an independent, indivisible particle of information.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
The same shift happened with other key blocs: Mr. Trump lost independents by 3 points; Republicans in 2026 by 14.
From The Wall Street Journal โ Nov. 6, 2026
It set Pappas up perfectly for his line that “everyone is welcome on this team: progressives, moderates, independents, Republicans.”
From Slate โ Oct. 29, 2026
Haines has often banded together with other key independents on issues that include climate action and gender equality.
From BBC โ Oct. 19, 2026
A Presbyterian seminarian, Talarico has sought to attract independents and Republicans disillusioned with Trump, arguing that Texans have more in common than the country's increasingly bitter political divisions suggest.
From Barron's โ Oct. 19, 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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