as in independence
the ability to care for one's self
self-sufficiency is a goal that all teenagers should work towards
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Recent Examples of self-sufficiency
The vessel's capabilities will likely be closely monitored by the U.S. and regional powers as Tehran continues its push for military self-sufficiency.
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Kristan Hawkins, Newsweek, 7 Feb. 2025
Taylor has been a volunteer for the Support The Enlisted Project nonprofit that helps military families and veterans achieve financial self-sufficiency.
—Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Feb. 2025
The company’s rapid ascent has further spotlighted China’s technological self-sufficiency.
—Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 28 Jan. 2025
Another comprises back-to-the-land libertarians who see salvation in growing one’s own food, maintaining healthy soil, and embracing self-sufficiency.
—Benji Jones, Vox, 28 Jan. 2025
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Kristan Hawkins, Newsweek, 7 Feb. 2025
Taylor has been a volunteer for the Support The Enlisted Project nonprofit that helps military families and veterans achieve financial self-sufficiency.
—Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Feb. 2025
The company’s rapid ascent has further spotlighted China’s technological self-sufficiency.
—Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 28 Jan. 2025
Another comprises back-to-the-land libertarians who see salvation in growing one’s own food, maintaining healthy soil, and embracing self-sufficiency.
—Benji Jones, Vox, 28 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for self-sufficiency
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Thirty years earlier, in 1995, on the weekend before Quebec’s second referendum on independence, my family and I went to Montreal to wander the city, to try to sense what Quebeckers were feeling, but mostly just to be there.—
Ken Dryden,
The Atlantic,
23 Feb. 2025
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The unit is also compatible with solar power systems and can run on a generator for complete energy independence.—
Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report,
Fox News,
20 Feb. 2025
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Europe’s post-historical fantasies will be the first casualty of its struggle for military autonomy.—
Dominic Green,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
21 Feb. 2025
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The gesture was not about electricity but autonomy, the desire of the artist to free himself from the restrictive meters and themes of an agit-prop folk tradition.—
Thomas Doherty,
The Hollywood Reporter,
19 Feb. 2025
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At first glance, tariffs appear to boost US self-reliance on critical minerals and reduce dependence on foreign imports, generating energy sovereignty and incentivizing the return of production back home.—
Michaela Rychetska and Aissa Dearing,
JSTOR Daily,
13 Feb. 2025
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Wandering through an unfamiliar city increases self-reliance.—
Lydia Mansel,
Travel + Leisure,
12 Feb. 2025
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“Self-sufficiency.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-sufficiency. Accessed 1 Mar. 2025.
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