independence
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Up until this point, my son had been an authorized user on one of my cards, but after turning 20 he wanted more independence.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026
“These are children, seniors, veterans and individuals with disabilities whose independence and quality of life depend on these services every single day.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026
Sanchez has promised wage increases and sought to reassure investors by pledging to maintain an open economy and central bank independence, key to economic stability.
From Barron's • Jun. 7, 2026
It is, she says, "frustrating" as well as "extremely" limiting for her independence.
From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026
They were under a yoke,—I could free them: they were scattered,—I could reunite them: the independence, the affluence which was mine, might be theirs too.
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
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