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Yes, starting with SQL 2017 you can set up an AG between machines that are not in a cluster by specifying CLUSTER_TYPE = NONE when you create the AG.
This kind of setup is sometimes also know as a read-scale group, as the main intention is give you the benefit of a readonly secondary.
In a cluster-less AG, the replicas must be asynchronous and failovers are manually. A clusterless AG cannot be considered to be an HA solution, but it certainly can serve as a DR solution.