She is doing an 'independent study' in Art History this semester. [=a course of study done by a student without an instructor or with help from an instructor but not as part of an organized class]
an 'independent' investigator [=a person who is not directly involved in a situation or dispute and who is free to investigate problems and make judgments about what should be done]
This car has four-wheel 'independent suspension'. [=each of the four wheels has its own set of supports for the body of the car]
(..) Chapters have sprung up in five or six other major cities already. This is a tightly-regimented organization with many cells capable of operating independent of central leadership. Go to the house, OK? Paper Street. That's our headquarters. In the back, buried in the garden, In the basement, (..)1999 Fight Club
(..) Exactly like that. Exactly. to share it with the group. Cole, did you know Ben was president of the association for independent dry cleaners for the midatlantic region from to ? Woman, can't you see I'm in surgery? Uh, no. (..)2010 TvShow: Scrubs Title: Our Thanks Season: 9 Episode 13
(..) And there is no secret to well creation. No matter who you are. No matter where you came from. You too can become finacially independent in just a matter of months. All you need is strategy. When i was years old, i made a decision. Not to survive, but to thrive. At first i didn't feel like (..)2013 The Wolf of Wall Street