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By Rachel Cusk Farrar, Straus and Giroux: 192 pages, $27 If you buy books linked on our site, The Times may earn a commission from Bookshop.org, whose fees support independent bookstores.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2026
And while the outcome of last season's Premier League's independent tribunal is unconfirmed, the fact Mateta remains contracted to Palace indicates the hearing did not go his way.
From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026
Among other measures, it will commission an annual, independent third-party review of its governance, methodology, research inputs and conflict controls.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026
In order to understand what is happening in the bond market, you need to look at table 1.1 in the latest “Budget and Economic Outlook” from the independent Congressional Budget Office.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 24, 2026
Newton’s figures are not based on independent measurements; they are the best available, in his judgement, at the time.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
“I think many of them will end up voting for him, independents as well, of course.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026
The poll found Talarico garnering 43% of independents to Paxton’s 23%; 29% remain undecided.
From Salon ● Jul. 29, 2026
The list contains 20 independents and a number of joke candidates, including three from the Monster Raving Loony party, with none from the main Westminster parties.
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026
The easy money has been made, though—the big independents have appreciated between 55% and 85% and small ones like PBF even more.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 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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