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Recent Examples of freestanding There is also a freestanding version that has two sizes (5 feet by 5 feet and 6 feet by 6 feet). Evan Frank, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 6 May 2020 And a related fundraising drive, yielding $17 million, helped formally launch the center itself, not just as a loose assemblage of interested researchers but as a freestanding research facility. John Semley, The New Republic, 27 Apr. 2020 Dora drove Nick to the nearest hospital, a freestanding emergency room in the Baptist system. Lauren Caruba, San Antonio Express-News, 26 Apr. 2020 The Hunts also opted for a freestanding tub and eliminated the shower curtain to keep an open feel. Lennie Omalza, The Courier-Journal, 23 Apr. 2020 See All Example Sentences for freestanding
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  • Fragments of a single tooth unearthed in Seven Rivers, Jamaica, in 1999 are the oldest fossil evidence of a ziphodont crocodyliform (a group that includes sebecids) in the Caribbean.
    Ashley Belanger – May 16, ArsTechnica, 16 May 2025
  • Even so, Newcastle will go to the capital with no fear and look to secure an unprecedented fourth victory over Arsenal in a single season.
    Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 16 May 2025
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  • The Ukrainian State Film Agency, an independent entity that has been embroiled in controversy in recent years, is now in the process of falling under the mandate of the culture ministry.
    Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 15 May 2025
  • The blockade has pushed half a million people in Gaza to starvation, according to the latest review by independent experts on famine.
    Aya Batrawy, NPR, 15 May 2025
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  • Preventing germs from taking over your cookout To prevent bacteria in raw meat from contaminating other foods, use one cutting board or plate for raw meat, poultry and seafood and a separate one for produce, bread, and other foods that won't be cooked, the CDC suggests.
    Mike Snider, USA Today, 25 May 2025
  • The victim was seated in his vehicle and became involved in a heated exchange with an unidentified male in a separate car, according to police.
    Ikram Mohamed, Chicago Tribune, 24 May 2025
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  • From predictive insights to autonomous orchestration, AI will drive resilience, agility and speed.
    Keith Moore, Forbes.com, 15 May 2025
  • But Tesla is not currently sitting on a fleet of several hundred thousand ex-lease autonomous Models 3 and Y, and as of today there exists no actual Tesla ride-hailing network.
    Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 15 May 2025
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  • The sale of the detached house in the 2300 block of Fruitdale Ave., San Jose, has been finalized.
    Bay Area Home Report, Mercury News, 16 May 2025
  • Through it all, there’s the metronomic wash of the tides onto the sand, waves lapping the beach, the undulation of the ocean, and the cityscape of Rockaway, with its large apartment buildings and detached houses, in the background.
    Richard Brody, New Yorker, 13 May 2025

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“Freestanding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/freestanding. Accessed 28 May. 2025.

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