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self-sufficiency

NOUN
ability to manage for oneself
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The priority of China is really self-sufficiency and upgrading technology.

From Barron's • May 31, 2026

He highlighted about 60 minerals that are critical, with the U.S. further from self-sufficiency in heavier rare-earths.

From Barron's • May 27, 2026

Anthropic and OpenAI are preparing public listings; DeepSeek is raising fresh capital from investors aligned with Beijing’s push for technology self-sufficiency.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026

The “Made in China 2025” plan released in 2015 that caused so much consternation in the West earmarked 10 industries for self-sufficiency.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

What Chacko loved most about her was her self-sufficiency.

From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy




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