independent
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Will it spend more on defence so it can once again be the independent security actor it once was?
From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026
TK Elevator became an independent company following its separation from Thyssenkrupp in 2020.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026
They were joined by Sara Sadhwani, an assistant professor of politics at Pomona College and a member of California’s independent redistricting commission.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 29, 2026
The group drew data from hundreds of North Korean escapees and several media outlets that maintain networks of sources inside the secretive nation, where there is no independent media and little international presence.
From Barron's • Apr. 28, 2026
Daphne was another of those independent, love-and-marriage-hating young huntresses who are met with so often in the mythological stories.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
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