independence
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“You simply can’t overstate how much damage this has done to Scotland’s international reputation and to the entire independence movement,” said Kevin McKenna, a columnist for the Herald newspaper in Glasgow.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026
There is even a chance the US and Iran could play each other in the knockout stage on the weekend of the US' 250th independence celebrations.
From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026
Juda also defended a move to tighten parliamentary oversight over the central bank, insisting the institution's independence was "non-negotiable".
From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026
In the mural “Troubled Island,” Noni Olabisi chronicles the Haitian struggle for independence, including how suffering under French colonists led to the 1791 slave rebellion.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026
The end of the separatists’ war for independence from Britain led to a new set of circumstances for Indigenous peoples.
From "An Indigenous People’s History of the United States" by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz
Vocabulary lists containing independence
The American Revolution - Introductory
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Eastern Europe - Introductory
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Pacific Islands - Introductory
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