independent study
noun
: a course of study done by a student without an instructor or with help from an instructor but not as part of an organized class
She is doing an independent study in Art History this semester.
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State lawmakers who have introduced legislation to reform RTD governance included a requirement for an independent study of the agency’s paratransit programs.
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Bruce Finley, Denver Post, 14 Apr. 2026
Those asks include requests for disclosures about water usage by the data center, an independent study on how much noise the data center would create, an environmental assessment, and financial transparency for the project.
—Emily Holshouser, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Mar. 2026
To these formal curricula, Lamarck added a third subject in the form of an independent study.
—Literary Hub, 25 Mar. 2026
Because lawsuits against Monsanto—the former owner of Roundup, which Bayer acquired for $63 billion in 2018—revealed emails that show the company’s scientists secretly helped conceive and write the supposedly independent study.
—The Week Us, TheWeek, 23 Mar. 2026
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Bruce Finley, Denver Post, 14 Apr. 2026
Those asks include requests for disclosures about water usage by the data center, an independent study on how much noise the data center would create, an environmental assessment, and financial transparency for the project.
—Emily Holshouser, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Mar. 2026
To these formal curricula, Lamarck added a third subject in the form of an independent study.
—Literary Hub, 25 Mar. 2026
Because lawsuits against Monsanto—the former owner of Roundup, which Bayer acquired for $63 billion in 2018—revealed emails that show the company’s scientists secretly helped conceive and write the supposedly independent study.
—The Week Us, TheWeek, 23 Mar. 2026
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“Independent study.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/independent%20study. Accessed 24 Apr. 2026.
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