independent
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National oil-change and tire shop chains are also in greater competition with dealers and the independent shops.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026
That history helped him win the endorsement of the California Teachers Assn., which poured about $5 million into an independent campaign on his behalf.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026
In response to the independent panel's report, he filed a legal application to have the report set aside.
From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026
Another radical departure from precedent was the participation of Arthur Burns, the chair of the ostensibly independent Federal Reserve, in the crafting of Nixon’s shock therapy program.
From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026
Such companies were legally independent of the people who set them up, or invested money in them, or managed them.
From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari
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