self-sufficiency
noun
self-suf·fi·cien·cy
ˌself-sə-ˈfi-shən(t)-sē 
: the quality or state of being self-sufficient
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self-sufficiency is a goal that all teenagers should work towards
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One nonprofit helps young brides and widows work toward self-sufficiency.
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Ogar Monday, The Christian Science Monitor, 12 Dec. 2024
To achieve the best results, be open to what could be—like the opportunity to create more flexibility, diversify income streams and promote self-sufficiency.
—Elissa Kelly, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
As a search for dominance and autonomy, however, Voss’s quest is destined to fail, for it’s based on an illusion of self-sufficiency and super-human status.
—Ben Woollard, JSTOR Daily, 4 Dec. 2024
Chinese leader Xi Jinping has made self-sufficiency a major pillar of his economic strategy to make China a tech superpower.
—Sean Lyngaas, CNN, 2 Dec. 2024
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Ogar Monday, The Christian Science Monitor, 12 Dec. 2024
To achieve the best results, be open to what could be—like the opportunity to create more flexibility, diversify income streams and promote self-sufficiency.
—Elissa Kelly, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
As a search for dominance and autonomy, however, Voss’s quest is destined to fail, for it’s based on an illusion of self-sufficiency and super-human status.
—Ben Woollard, JSTOR Daily, 4 Dec. 2024
Chinese leader Xi Jinping has made self-sufficiency a major pillar of his economic strategy to make China a tech superpower.
—Sean Lyngaas, CNN, 2 Dec. 2024
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“Self-sufficiency.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/self-sufficiency. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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