How to Use semi-independent in a Sentence
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More than a quarter are in private schools, thanks to school vouchers, and one in seven are in semi-independent charter schools.
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Alan J. Borsuk,
jsonline.com,
16 Jan. 2026
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In general, charter schools are semi-independent of the rules for schools that are part of a regular school system.
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Alan J. Borsuk,
jsonline.com,
28 Nov. 2025
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Chassis-wise, the Integra features semi-independent front and rear independent suspension with some clever tuning throughout, namely in its adaptive dampers.
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Peter Nelson,
Forbes.com,
19 Jan. 2026
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Large integrated structures connect previously semi-independent parts of the system.
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Lawrence Rosenberg,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Mar. 2026
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For most of American history, however, it had been understood that Congress had the power to structure the government and to create semi-independent agencies to carry out specific tasks such as regulating railroad rates or the money supply.
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Los Angeles Times,
29 June 2026
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Since 1887, when Congress created the Interstate Commerce Commission to regulate railroad rates, the government has had semi-independent boards and commissions led by a mix of Republicans and Democrats.
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Los Angeles Times,
1 Jan. 2026
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