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Recent Examples of self-governed Greenland, which became self-governed in 2009, was colonized by Denmark some 300 years ago and still controls Greenland’s foreign and defense policies. Antonio Pequeño Iv, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025 The ratification announcement was the culmination of a decade-long effort by American Single Malt producers to legitimize a style of whiskey that was self-governed and, for all intents and purposes, already standardized. Chris Perugini, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025 Local nonprofit Safe Ground Sacramento was responsible for operating the camp, which was self-governed by residents. Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2024 Council membership is entirely self-governed, vendor free, and prioritizes cross-industry members to ensure nuanced perspectives. Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 27 Feb. 2024 Although Taiwan has been self-governed for more than seven decades, it is not recognized by the U.N. as a nation in its own right, with the organization regarding Beijing as the island’s diplomatic representative. Bychloe Taylor, Fortune, 15 Sep. 2023
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Adjective
  • And, independent of her adaptations, Reid and her childhood friend Ashley Rodger wrote a jukebox Chicks musical, Goodbye, Earl, about two friends who team up to kill one’s abusive husband, with the Chicks signed on as executive producers.
    Lucy Feldman, Time, 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
Adjective
  • Under state law, autonomous vehicles are allowed in Florida, with licensed operators able to operate them remotely.
    Abigail Hasebroock, Sun Sentinel, 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
Adjective
  • New $10 Billion Agreement in Saudi Arabia Tuesday saw AMD unveil a $10 billion agreement with Humain, a startup based in Saudi Arabia supported by the nation’s sovereign fund.
    Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 15 May 2025
  • Kushner’s private equity company — funded mostly by Middle Eastern sovereign wealth funds — will help cover the $1 billion project.
    Eric Lipton, New York Times, 14 May 2025
Adjective
  • The victim was later identified as Terry Lee Gambrel, a 25-year-old Marine corporal, who had hitched a ride with Kraft to meet friends at a party, the sheriff's department said in a separate release.
    Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 13 May 2025
  • Four of the faith groups have since filed two separate lawsuits, one of which recently resulted in a ruling that should have restarted the program.
    Jack Jenkins, NPR, 12 May 2025

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“Self-governed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-governed. Accessed 22 May. 2025.

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