independent
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The results indicate that warm water anomalies occurring before and after a heatwave are largely independent of the MHW itself.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 30, 2026
Claire added: "It's just inconvenient because obviously you can't just pop in your car and go somewhere now, you've got to rely on people and I hate doing that because I'm quite independent."
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026
Nidec earlier this month also disclosed an independent investigation report that identified a series of issues such as falsification and fabrication of testing and inspection results.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026
Local authorities, human rights groups and some lawmakers have called for an independent investigation.
From Barron's ● Sep. 29, 2026
Germany would also lose large chunks of territory to Belgium and other neighboring states, to newly independent Poland, and to other newborn nations created by Allied statesmen as they redrew the map of Europe.
From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman
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Some 81% of Republicans and 92% of Democrats and independents say the U.S. trade relationship with Canada is crucial to the state economy, according to the Ipsos poll.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
That’s not to say that independents aren’t well supported; most of them align in some way with a larger custodian for those sorts of things.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 28, 2026
It hasn't all been plain sailing - already two councillors, Steve Lewis and Rhys Carr, have left Reform to sit as independents, and a third, Nick Farmer, has been suspended by the party.
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026
Most of the candidates -- the highest number of any parliamentary election -- are standing as independents, and have led to a ballot paper which is nearly a metre long.
From Barron's ● Aug. 13, 2026
“Every hotel concierge knows who to call if some guest wants tickets. All I’m sayin’ is, it’s not as easy as you think for a couple of independents.
From "Small Steps" by Louis Sachar
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