independent
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Our kids are grown and independent, and we are very comfortable financially.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026
Raman’s campaign expenditures included $300,000 to Middle Seat, a Washington, D.C.-based consulting business that also worked on the independent expenditure group supporting Zohran Mamdani’s mayoral campaign in New York City.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026
For 2026, if Honeywell Technologies were fully independent, it would have expected sales of $19.9 billion to $20.2 billion and earnings per share of $3.95 to $4.15.
From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026
He’s part of a small group of exorcist influencers, Catholic priests who draw their own independent followings from the internet by promising to let the public in on the darkest workings of the devil.
From Slate • Jun. 8, 2026
There were 573 sovereign tribal nations as of December 15, 2018, each with the recognized power to govern and exist as an independent entity.
From "An Indigenous People’s History of the United States" by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz
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