as in independence
the ability to care for one's self
self-sufficiency is a goal that all teenagers should work towards
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Recent Examples of self-sufficiency
With Mercury retrograde in your sign starting on the 15th, old fears around your self-sufficiency might be resurfacing.
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Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 Mar. 2025
Subjected to an almost watertight international arms embargo, Iran was forced to rely mostly on self-sufficiency, religious zeal, and patriotism.
—Foreign Affairs, 25 Feb. 2025
If not, why not? Co-locating renewable energy generation, such as solar, wind or hydroelectric, with data centers is one way to enable energy self-sufficiency and reduce the need for power from the grid.
—Javier Cavada, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2025
Maintaining robust workforce development programs like these ensures that libraries remain engines of economic mobility and self-sufficiency.
—Patrick Stewart, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Feb. 2025
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Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 Mar. 2025
Subjected to an almost watertight international arms embargo, Iran was forced to rely mostly on self-sufficiency, religious zeal, and patriotism.
—Foreign Affairs, 25 Feb. 2025
If not, why not? Co-locating renewable energy generation, such as solar, wind or hydroelectric, with data centers is one way to enable energy self-sufficiency and reduce the need for power from the grid.
—Javier Cavada, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2025
Maintaining robust workforce development programs like these ensures that libraries remain engines of economic mobility and self-sufficiency.
—Patrick Stewart, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for self-sufficiency
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However, this isn’t the first time Roberts has spoken up to protect judicial independence.—
Cassandra Burke Robertson,
The Conversation,
19 Mar. 2025
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Financial Disadvantages The finance sector's increasing reliance on AI for credit decisions has created new barriers for women seeking financial independence.—
Swati Tyagi,
Forbes,
19 Mar. 2025
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Demand a framework that respects local control and family autonomy, not one dictating lessons from pre-K onward.—
Justin Kuk,
Baltimore Sun,
18 Mar. 2025
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Yet, on some base levels, there seems to be an industry-wide consensus on the fact that unlike generative AI — which focuses on generating texts, images, videos, and audios at scale — AI agents are designed to take action, making decisions and executing tasks with increasing levels of autonomy.—
Kolawole Samuel Adebayo,
Forbes,
17 Mar. 2025
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With initiatives like self-reliance, high-tech manufacturing, and circular textiles, India is not only preserving its heritage but also shaping the future of the global textile industry.—
Cassell Ferere,
Forbes,
9 Mar. 2025
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The foreign minister went on to argue that Iran has pursued a different path—one of self-reliance and strategic independence.—
Russel Honoré,
Newsweek,
6 Mar. 2025
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“Self-sufficiency.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-sufficiency. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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