independent
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This is the first time an auditor of a defunct company is providing compensation to independent minority shareholders harmed by false and misleading financial statements, the SFC said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026
They said the inquiry "cannot be independent or impartial, especially in a situation where the government is the primary suspect in the crimes being investigated".
From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026
The symbolic significance of an independent agency for foreign aid is powerful too.
From Slate • Apr. 23, 2026
The winning photo, "Separated by ICE", is a "powerful example of why independent photojournalism matters," according to Joumana El Zein Khoury, executive director of World Press Photo.
From Barron's • Apr. 23, 2026
Daphne was another of those independent, love-and-marriage-hating young huntresses who are met with so often in the mythological stories.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
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