independent
Example Sentences
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Chevron said in a statement that most of its gas stations are owned and operated by independent business people who are “free to set the retail price of fuel and other products.”
From Los Angeles Times
A board-appointed independent committee found no evidence of fraud or misconduct, and the company eventually released its delayed filing in February last year—avoiding the threat of being delisted from the Nasdaq.
From Barron's
The Justice Department said the settlement would yield “more independent amphitheaters.”
A spokesman for the Times said the ruling “reaffirms the right of the Times and other independent media to continue to ask questions on the public’s behalf.”
Under the scheme, funding will be distributed to boards, which are chaired by an independent member of the public, to decide where it should be spent.
From BBC
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