independent
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Altus Capital is advising an independent committee of Evergrande Property Services’ board on whether the offer is fair and reasonable to minority shareholders.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026
Since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, the pressure on independent journalism and independent Russian journalists has been growing.
From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026
The closure of Russia's flagship independent newspaper Novaya Gazeta is part of Russia's "giant military campaign" in Ukraine, the publication's founder and former editor-in-chief Dmitry Muratov told AFP Friday.
From Barron's ● Oct. 30, 2026
DoorDash said the merging of the two companies will give customers more options at lower prices and offer more freedom and earning opportunities to the independent contractors who make the deliveries.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2026
It is just possible that Galileo stole the idea from Scheiner, or Scheiner from Galileo, but the other two were certainly independent, both of each other and of the first two.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
It set Pappas up perfectly for his line that “everyone is welcome on this team: progressives, moderates, independents, Republicans.”
From Slate ● Oct. 29, 2026
He compared the enthusiasm he’s seen among independents and moderates for the Democratic Party to 2006, the last time his party won the governorship.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026
Haines has often banded together with other key independents on issues that include climate action and gender equality.
From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026
A Presbyterian seminarian, Talarico has sought to attract independents and Republicans disillusioned with Trump, arguing that Texans have more in common than the country's increasingly bitter political divisions suggest.
From Barron's ● Oct. 19, 2026
“Every hotel concierge knows who to call if some guest wants tickets. All I’m sayin’ is, it’s not as easy as you think for a couple of independents.
From "Small Steps" by Louis Sachar
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