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as in choices
the act or power of making one's own choices or decisions
the director agreed to make the film only on the condition that she be given complete autonomy for the casting
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as in freedoms
the state of being free from the control or power of another
finding the mother country's treatment of them oppressive and intolerable, the 13 British colonies made the momentous decision to seek autonomy
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Although you might be tempted by the tile choices below at a showroom or based on one square sample, interior designers say these five can be overwhelming when used wall-to-wall or on both the walls and the floor.—
Sarah Lyon, The Spruce, 13 Jan. 2026
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In Wilkens’ case, state filings opposing relief repeatedly emphasized her procedural and strategic choices in presenting evidence, arguing that any failure to establish causation rested with her rather than the court or the statute.—
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Some clerics support political reform and greater social freedoms, others demand harsher crackdowns on dissent, and many focus primarily on preserving their own institutions and financial interests.—
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Taken together, these two governmental decisions diminish the rights and freedoms of women and are the epitome of male chauvinistic decision-making.—
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The Black Sea region stands out as a canvas of chokepoints and competing sovereignties, of energy routes and grain corridors, of overlapping jurisdictions and unresolved conflicts.—
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Court documents report the indecent liberties charge is related to an incident in July 2023, and the secrete peeping charges are related to evidence from April 2025.—
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But players still take some liberties around those style rules.—
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“Autonomies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/autonomies. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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