independent
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It made a series of recommendations to address those problems, including the appointment of an independent body to oversee costs and the construction schedule, and the ordering of an audit of the project.
From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026
Madison Square Garden Sports’ board of directors has approved splitting the New York Knicks and New York Rangers businesses into two independent companies.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026
An independent monitor is expected to oversee implementation of the settlement terms.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 30, 2026
Burnham made his comments amid widespread shock in football about the scale of the independent commission's findings – and the strength of Premier League comments about City's actions.
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026
When there is more than one independent melodic line happening at the same time in a piece of music, we say that the music is contrapuntal.
From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones
That is a sharp decline from after the 2024 election, when 77% of Democrats, 82% of Republicans and 73% of independents expressed such confidence, the same pollsters found then.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 15, 2026
That’s not to say that independents aren’t well supported; most of them align in some way with a larger custodian for those sorts of things.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 28, 2026
And they enjoy considerably more support among white and upper-income Democrats and Democratic-leaning independents than among blacks, Hispanics and lower-income voters.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026
There are 12 political parties and 20 independents standing.
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026
“Every hotel concierge knows who to call if some guest wants tickets. All I’m sayin’ is, it’s not as easy as you think for a couple of independents.
From "Small Steps" by Louis Sachar
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