in its own right
idiom
: 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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The amount of moisture that flowed into the US in early April was remarkable in its own right.
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Mary Gilbert, CNN Money, 18 Apr. 2025
Right, so in its own right, gravity is also very well understood and tested.
—Steven Strogatz, Quanta Magazine, 17 Apr. 2025
This asteroid, however, is still worth analysis in its own right.
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The air war against Yemen’s Houthi rebels—the subject of the texts—could end up becoming a scandal in its own right, and for similar reasons.
—Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 8 Apr. 2025
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Mary Gilbert, CNN Money, 18 Apr. 2025
Right, so in its own right, gravity is also very well understood and tested.
—Steven Strogatz, Quanta Magazine, 17 Apr. 2025
This asteroid, however, is still worth analysis in its own right.
—Brett Tingley, Space.com, 2 Apr. 2025
The air war against Yemen’s Houthi rebels—the subject of the texts—could end up becoming a scandal in its own right, and for similar reasons.
—Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 8 Apr. 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 29 Apr. 2025.
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