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cruelty-free

British  

adjective

  1. (of a cosmetic or other product) developed without being tested on animals

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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She interpreted it to mean that she was granting royalty-free rights to her existing and future academic papers and any other intellectual property that might benefit an unspecified Mercor client.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 12, 2026

The online marketplace for royalty-free images and videos bought Giphy from Meta Platforms.

From Seattle Times • May 23, 2023

Oh, and on the production end, there are several apps that can generate melodies and beats for you, either by utilizing royalty-free stock tracks or by imitating musical patterns from songs they’ve been exposed to.

From Slate • Apr. 17, 2023

In an email to The Times, Metro said the music is a royalty-free playlist it compiled of piano sonatas, symphony orchestra pieces and concertos, including some by Vivaldi, Beethoven and Mozart.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2023

The Internet Dictionary Project's goal is to create royalty-free translating dictionaries through the help of the Internet's citizens.

From Multilingualism on the Web by Lebert, Marie

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