self-reliance
noun
self-re·li·ance
ˌself-ri-ˈlī-ənts 
: reliance on one's own efforts and abilities
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some people don't achieve self-reliance until they're over 30 years old
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Business development leaders should underscore how their offerings strengthen U.S. supply chain security and support self-reliance.
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Barry Reicherter, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
Broadly speaking, Trump’s reelection will also underscore New Delhi’s quest for self-reliance.
—Tanvi Madan, Foreign Affairs, 5 Dec. 2024
This alignment with self-reliance and empowerment strengthened HUL's brand as a socially conscious entity.
—Vivek Rana, Forbes, 26 Nov. 2024
Beijing’s hyperfocus on technological self-reliance has meant overinvestment in high-priority sectors, generating oversupply, which has hurt the bottom line of many Chinese companies and generated tensions with trading partners.
—Scott Kennedy, Foreign Affairs, 26 Nov. 2024
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Barry Reicherter, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
Broadly speaking, Trump’s reelection will also underscore New Delhi’s quest for self-reliance.
—Tanvi Madan, Foreign Affairs, 5 Dec. 2024
This alignment with self-reliance and empowerment strengthened HUL's brand as a socially conscious entity.
—Vivek Rana, Forbes, 26 Nov. 2024
Beijing’s hyperfocus on technological self-reliance has meant overinvestment in high-priority sectors, generating oversupply, which has hurt the bottom line of many Chinese companies and generated tensions with trading partners.
—Scott Kennedy, Foreign Affairs, 26 Nov. 2024
See all Example Sentences for self-reliance
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“Self-reliance.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/self-reliance. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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