self-sufficiency
Example Sentences
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The priority of China is really self-sufficiency and upgrading technology.
From Barron's • May 31, 2026
He believed that individual initiative, self-sufficiency and strong families were the most effective and enduring ways to address poverty.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026
Since its founding, Mr. Preston says, “we’ve pivoted away from just being hands and feet for people in that place of need, to helping people with self-sufficiency and economic mobility to take care of themselves.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 10, 2026
But America has finally achieved something close to energy self-sufficiency.
From Barron's • May 7, 2026
Mom liked to encourage self-sufficiency in all living creatures.
From "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls
