independence
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Animal rights activists have criticised Botswana's decision to authorise the killing of 23 elephants to provide meat for independence celebrations.
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026
Freedom of the seas was fundamental to America’s national security even before independence.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026
The name she uses professionally, Inde, for example, is a nickname her grandfather and her mother gave her as a child, because of her independence.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2026
Europe "must rediscover the courage of its founders -- yes, courage -- in order to become the force for peace, independence and democracy that it is meant to be," he said.
From Barron's ● Sep. 28, 2026
Later, during their war for independence from Britain, the separatists relied on militias to fight the British and their Indigenous allies.
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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