independent
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Oklo’s appointment of four independent directors this month signals that it is “strengthening its governance as it shifts from the concept stage toward reactor development.”
From Barron's • Apr. 24, 2026
Considered a relatively moderate figure, he has so far avoided pushing an independent line.
From BBC • Apr. 24, 2026
The Seattle company outlined plans to boost annual profits by $1 billion—roughly double 2025’s—by the end of the decade, independent of any increase in lumber prices.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026
Both of those numbers were overshadowed by the $2.5 million given by Sokoloff’s mother, Sheryl Sokoloff, to an independent expenditure committee supporting him.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2026
There was a natural role for an independent arbiter to pass judgment on these opaque piles of risky loans.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
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