as in independence
the ability to care for one's self
hopes to achieve full self-support within a year of graduating from college
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Recent Examples of self-support
Dreyer intended to swim self-supported about 83 miles across Lake Michigan, an ultra-endurance feat expected to take at least 72 hours.
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Claire Reid, Journal Sentinel, 5 Sep. 2024
Claire Reid, Journal Sentinel, 5 Sep. 2024
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The Athletic maintains full editorial independence in all our coverage.Tyler Holzhammer, The Athletic, 18 Jan. 2025
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Although Trump remains an advocate of U.S. energy dominance and independence, Alamariu expects this stance will help oil stocks more than oil prices.Brian Evans, CNBC, 18 Jan. 2025
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But like those, Polestar has been given the autonomy to stand on its own two feet and forge its own identity.Alistair Charlton, Forbes, 17 Jan. 2025
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Threatening this autonomy would damage America's relationships with allies and partners who value multilateralism and shared governance.Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 17 Jan. 2025
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Those services include aging and adult services, veterans assistance, mental health assistance, public health offerings such as vaccines in addition to self-sufficiency programs such as CalFresh, Medi-Cal and CalWORKS.Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Jan. 2025
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For many of us, the traits that have served us well—self-sufficiency, stoicism, and the ability to shut out distractions—may also be the barriers preventing us from embracing the deeper, more transformative aspects of life.Alan Fleischmann, TIME, 15 Jan. 2025
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“Self-support.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-support. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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