independent
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“With Visa and Mastercard, you had banks on either end who were ostensibly independent of one another,” said Aaron McPherson, now a principal at AFM Consulting who was then an analyst at IDC Financial Insights.
From MarketWatch • May 25, 2026
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From Los Angeles Times • May 25, 2026
“It is not enough to invoke ethics in the abstract; robust legal frameworks, independent oversight, informed users and a political system that does not abdicate its responsibility are required,” he wrote.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 2026
An armed conflict soon broke out between Morocco and Sahrawis fighters who formed the Polisario Front, demanding an independent Western Sahara.
From BBC • May 24, 2026
Schoolteachers were told to encourage independent and critical-thinking skills in every subject and to teach students to think for themselves.
From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti
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