self-contained
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The movie’s narrative turns are so self-contained that you could know every beat of the film and still be flabbergasted by how it all unfolds.
From Salon ● Oct. 25, 2026
Founded in 2005 by a family whose business began with a small sweet shop, LPU has grown into a largely self-contained world of hostels and lecture halls, with thousands of young people living on campus.
From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026
The scheme, a joint project with the local council, will provide 80 self-contained apartments and communal areas available to the local community.
From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026
Hope Jahren, a geobiologist and plant researcher, describes her laboratory as a refuge, a church and a self-contained world.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026
The universe would be completely self-contained and not affected by anything outside itself.
From "A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays" by Stephen Hawking
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