in its own right
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: because of its own special qualities and not because of a connection with something else
Though it's based on a best-selling novel, the movie is great in its own right.
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Albeit while everyone was waiting, Sucker Punch released Ghost of Tsushima, a stellar, samurai/ninja game in its own right (and one that deserves higher than its own 83 metascore).
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Paul Tassi, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025
Winter snowfall still outpaces summer melt at Camp Century, an experiment in its own right that now lies buried at least 98.4 feet (30 meters) below the surface.
—Katie Hunt, CNN, 15 Mar. 2025
But both space and the polar regions are increasing frontiers for superpower competition between the United States and its main adversary China while Russia is heavily involved both as a Chinese partner and in its own right.
—Mark Davis, Newsweek, 14 Mar. 2025
Their survival has implications for the environment, but the migration is a moving spectacle that is worth protecting in its own right.
—Chloe Berge, AFAR Media, 14 Mar. 2025
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Paul Tassi, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025
Winter snowfall still outpaces summer melt at Camp Century, an experiment in its own right that now lies buried at least 98.4 feet (30 meters) below the surface.
—Katie Hunt, CNN, 15 Mar. 2025
But both space and the polar regions are increasing frontiers for superpower competition between the United States and its main adversary China while Russia is heavily involved both as a Chinese partner and in its own right.
—Mark Davis, Newsweek, 14 Mar. 2025
Their survival has implications for the environment, but the migration is a moving spectacle that is worth protecting in its own right.
—Chloe Berge, AFAR Media, 14 Mar. 2025
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“In its own right.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20its%20own%20right. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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