independence
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OpenAI said “TBPN” would keep its editorial independence.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026
"As a disabled person, my independence could be taken away as a result of a non-disabled person's actions," Day says.
From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026
It may also be due to “lower foreign demand or concerns about Fed independence, including the possibility that the Fed could in the future raise the inflation target, leading to greater inflation variability,” Slok said.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 30, 2026
He has asked her to bring him books by Nelson Mandela, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and José Martí, who fought for Cuba’s independence from Spain.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 29, 2026
Old Emma liked to keep her independence, so Lulu fixed up ropes leading from the house out to the shed, where she kept her loom, and another one from the shed out to the privy.
From "The Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs" by Betty G. Birney
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