independent
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But it’s a startling precedent to sanction a citizen of an ally with independent courts for mere legal advocacy.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026
"And every one of these independent cellular clocks appears to be in sync when you watch normal development. But are they communicating with each other? We've never thought deeply about that question before."
From Science Daily • Jun. 4, 2026
Ken Klippenstein, independent journalist covering national security and U.S. politics.
From Slate • Jun. 4, 2026
"As a result he falls into a gap where he is considered too able for some services yet not independent enough to cope without substantial support."
From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026
Often she’d fall asleep in the theater and wake up just before the crackling self-guided tour recording announced that India became independent from the British in 1947.
From "Aru Shah and the End of Time" by Roshani Chokshi
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