independent
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The bill would create an independent, bipartisan commission of experts tasked with identifying solutions to ensure the long-term financial stability of both Medicare and Social Security and providing recommendations to Congress for action.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 5, 2026
Pilot Mountain joins a growing list of towns and cities nationwide where independent public watchdogs are blowing the whistle on officials’ use of government credit cards known as purchasing cards, or “p-cards.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026
His campaign received $3 million worth of independent expenditures.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026
Inspections of all 18 obstetric units across Scotland were ordered in 2021, following an independent review into a number of spikes in neonatal deaths.
From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026
“Not that she’s not independent overall, but she doesn’t have a record label behind her.”
From "On the Come Up" by Angie Thomas
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