independence

Example Sentences

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Given these circumstances, your objectives should be to gain financial independence from your brother-in-law while preserving assets that are likely to compound over time.

From MarketWatch

It kowtowed to every fashionable agenda to protect its independence.

From The Wall Street Journal

Opinion polls consistently find that libraries and museums are among the most trusted public institutions in the country by Americans across the political spectrum, and Urist said they are trusted because of their independence.

From Salon

Martin’s early defense of the Fed’s independence and Burns’s later surrender are deeply imprinted into the Fed’s institutional memory.

From The Wall Street Journal

But when Magnus pushes to stay for a while, Anna firmly claims her independence.

From Los Angeles Times