independent
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On Wednesday, the organization said it would commission “a thorough independent review of the events that occurred.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026
Euan would like to see more done to encourage even more independent cafes and businesses to open there.
From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026
Capt Sabharwal's father later approached India's Supreme Court, seeking an independent investigation into all possible causes of the crash.
From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026
A largely unknown second act came as he served as lead independent director for JPMorgan Chase, a post in which he presided over investigations and advised Chief Executive Jamie Dimon through the financial crisis.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026
In Mendel’s experiments, every gene had behaved like an independent entity—a free agent.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
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