as in independent
able to take care of oneself or itself without outside help
a surprisingly calm and self-reliant child
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Recent Examples of self-reliant
Still, some 92% of the world’s most advanced chips are currently made by TSMC’s Taiwan fabs, so the U.S. is far from self-reliant.
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Katie Tarasov, CNBC, 13 Dec. 2024
Neeleman wants to inspire people to know where their food comes from and to be self-reliant.
—Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 5 Dec. 2024
Who may have become self-reliant in a way her siblings had not.
—Azazel Jacobs, Los Angeles Times, 4 Dec. 2024
Others caution that a more self-reliant Europe need not push away American security guarantees on which the continent remains very much dependent.
—Yasmeen Serhan, TIME, 27 Nov. 2024
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Katie Tarasov, CNBC, 13 Dec. 2024
Neeleman wants to inspire people to know where their food comes from and to be self-reliant.
—Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 5 Dec. 2024
Who may have become self-reliant in a way her siblings had not.
—Azazel Jacobs, Los Angeles Times, 4 Dec. 2024
Others caution that a more self-reliant Europe need not push away American security guarantees on which the continent remains very much dependent.
—Yasmeen Serhan, TIME, 27 Nov. 2024
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“Self-reliant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-reliant. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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