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the liberty of an individual to exercise freely those rights generally accepted as being outside of governmental control.

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Which one of these commonly confused words can act as an adverb or a pronoun?

On Tuesday, she gave a friendly interview to Fox News, emphasizing her support for “strong national defense, strong borders, life and individual liberty,” but throwing no red meat.
The Trailer: Is election reform headed for passage, courts, or nowhere?|David Weigel|March 4, 2021|Washington Post
Years later, their words, particularly with respect to individual liberties, would shape his.
Thank This Forgotten Founding Father for Your ‘Pursuit of Happiness’|Nick Fouriezos|September 27, 2020|Ozy
Signal’s value system aligns neatly with the belief, popular in Silicon Valley’s early days, that encryption is the sole key to individual liberty in a world where authorities will use technology to further their inevitably authoritarian goals.
The Inside Story of How Signal Became the Private Messaging App for an Age of Fear and Distrust|Billy Perrigo|September 25, 2020|Time
Each individual race involves an unusual collaboration between researchers, manufacturers, and public-health entities.
The Race for the Ebola Vaccine|Abby Haglage|January 7, 2015|DAILY BEAST

Can they determine that individual citizens should not have access to rights provided by the Constitution?
The Back Alley, Low Blow-Ridden Fight to Stop Gay Marriage in Florida Is Finally Over|Jay Michaelson|January 5, 2015|DAILY BEAST
At this point Marvin gives his Liberty Valance smile, the kind that makes you wish you could disintegrate in front of him.
The Story Behind Lee Marvin’s Liberty Valance Smile|Robert Ward|January 3, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Finally, Van Cleef and Martin realize Liberty is going too far.
The Story Behind Lee Marvin’s Liberty Valance Smile|Robert Ward|January 3, 2015|DAILY BEAST
The first day of Liberty, I was hanging around waiting for Ford to come in.
The Story Behind Lee Marvin’s Liberty Valance Smile|Robert Ward|January 3, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Whether advocates and orators had liberty to plead in causes, manifestly known to be unjust, vexatious, or oppressive?
Gulliver's Travels|Jonathan Swift
Individual samples may be slightly alkaline, especially after a full meal.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis|James Campbell Todd
He worketh under correction, and seeketh to rest: let his hands be idle, and he seeketh liberty.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version|Various
It is a further refinement when the staunch little lover of liberty sets about "easing" the pressure of commands.
Children's Ways|James Sully
He walked on, and thought of the rapt liberty of the soul in the sweet serenities of beautiful solitude.
The Pastor's Fire-side Vol. 3 of 4|Jane Porter