self-reliance
noun
self-re·li·ance
ˌself-ri-ˈlī-ənts 
: reliance on one's own efforts and abilities
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some people don't achieve self-reliance until they're over 30 years old
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Despite these roadblocks, China is working on domestic AI chip alternatives, aiming for technological self-reliance.
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Vazgen Harutyunyan, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2025
Research shows that kids who do chores regularly develop a stronger sense of responsibility, self-reliance, better time management and improved cooperative social relationships.
—Dr. Sheryl Ziegler, Contributor, CNBC, 26 Feb. 2025
Once a year, thousands of people flock to the playa of Nevada’s Black Rock Desert and set up camp in Black Rock City, a temporary city built on the festival’s guiding principles of self-reliance, inclusion and self-expression.
—Andrea Agostini Ferrer, Miami Herald, 26 Feb. 2025
The two landmarks and a park are all that’s left of a once-thriving community that stood as a testament to Black self-reliance and commerce.
—J.m. Banks, Kansas City Star, 20 Feb. 2025
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Vazgen Harutyunyan, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2025
Research shows that kids who do chores regularly develop a stronger sense of responsibility, self-reliance, better time management and improved cooperative social relationships.
—Dr. Sheryl Ziegler, Contributor, CNBC, 26 Feb. 2025
Once a year, thousands of people flock to the playa of Nevada’s Black Rock Desert and set up camp in Black Rock City, a temporary city built on the festival’s guiding principles of self-reliance, inclusion and self-expression.
—Andrea Agostini Ferrer, Miami Herald, 26 Feb. 2025
The two landmarks and a park are all that’s left of a once-thriving community that stood as a testament to Black self-reliance and commerce.
—J.m. Banks, Kansas City Star, 20 Feb. 2025
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“Self-reliance.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/self-reliance. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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