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autonomy

[aw-ton-uh-mee] / ɔˈtɒn ə mi /


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The other key determinant of the copper price in recent years has been the growing impact of geopolitics, deglobalization, disrupted supply chains and resource autonomy.

From MarketWatch Sep. 10, 2026

At Texas Tech, Mr. Buck reports, “even the courses focused on more practical classroom skills” emphasize “individual autonomy over learning through direct instruction.”

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 8, 2026

Like her sister, she never doubts for one minute that she is a first-class citizen, entitled to equal rights, bodily autonomy, basic respect and a life of her choosing.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 4, 2026

Prof Siddartha Khastgir, head of safe autonomy at the University of Warwick's Warwick Manufacturing Group said there were numerous safety challenges for regulators to consider.

From BBC Sep. 2, 2026

I’m guessing the former, because there is complexity, autonomy, and a relationship between effort and reward in doing creative work, and that’s worth more to most of us than money.

From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell

The underlying premise is that charter schools must have certain autonomies and flexibilities to function effectively.

From Washington Post Jan. 9, 2023

Spinning on an axis of anxiety, “Huesera” raises the provocative idea that motherhood can feel akin to a curse stripping one of stability and sacred autonomies.

From New York Times Jun. 8, 2022

They say it is an important step in closing the wounds left by the state takeover without sacrificing the autonomies that they say have been essential for driving academic progress.

From Washington Post May 10, 2016

Opinions in Spain would split according to autonomies and political colour.

From Economist May 15, 2012

As he trimmed my beard he ranted about autonomies, puny city against puny city.

From Voices from the Past by Paul Alexander Bartlett




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