independent

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He said he wanted to establish an independent commission to carry out a full examination of recruitment, reporting and monitoring procedures.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

Two years later, it became an independent company when it split from EBay.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

A separate, earlier investigation into the deaths of 182 rheumatology patients in Jersey since 2019 was called after an independent review was highly critical of the service.

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026

Mr. Sanders, an independent, is a U.S. senator from Vermont.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026

They would fight at first in small units attached to the French and British armies, and eventually as an independent American army under General Pershing’s command.

From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman