stand-alone
Britishadjective
Example Sentences
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FedEx Freight began trading as a stand-alone company Monday, after it was spun out of FedEx FDX 2.41%increase; green up pointing triangle .
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026
Nvidia has addressed the issue with the introduction of its stand-alone Vera CPUs, which it has estimated could bring in $20 billion in revenue this year and has a total potential market of $200 billion.
From Barron's • May 28, 2026
While the number of procedures combining Boston Scientific’s Watchman and Farapulse devices has grown, this increase hasn’t been enough to offset a decline in stand-alone Watchman procedures, Mahoney said.
From Barron's • May 27, 2026
The hot streak began after IBM announced the creation of a stand-alone quantum foundry called Anderon, backed by a $1 billion investment from the Commerce Department.
From Barron's • May 22, 2026
I pulled on my visor and loaded up the Gym, a stand-alone simulation.
From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline
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