independence
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Offord described independence as a "dead duck", adding: "It's not going to happen."
From BBC • May 9, 2026
“It still provides independence with the young adult or elderly parent, while giving the flexibility to live together and spend time together.”
From MarketWatch • May 9, 2026
“Some of those are actually in direct conflict with some of the more recent independence rules,” Hohl said, adding that creates unnecessary challenges for companies and auditors.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026
The Fourth of July holiday this year marks 250 years since the American colonies declared independence from British rule.
From Barron's • May 7, 2026
Any concession to British economic and military power, no matter how strategically astute, seemed a betrayal of the very independence won in the Revolution.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
Vocabulary lists containing independence
The American Revolution - Introductory
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Eastern Europe - Introductory
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Pacific Islands - Introductory
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