as in independent
able to take care of oneself or itself without outside help
the college student worked nights so that he would be self-sufficient
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China has a strategic focus on becoming self-sufficient in semiconductor production, but ASML has built an insurmountable moat in this space.
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Gurufocus, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
Experience shows that housing security enables immigrants to become more quickly self-sufficient and integrate into their new communities.
—Jim Harrington, Austin American-Statesman, 6 Oct. 2024
This shock-the-monkey approach might have a sliver of merit if the U.S. economy were self-sufficient in renewables and if the autocrats weren’t poised to capitalize by filling the vacuum with their far more carbon-intensive oil and gas and less environmentally friendly refining techniques.
—Dan Ikenson, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
Known for its organic whisky, Deanston Distillery was the first hydroelectric, self-sufficient distillery in Scotland, receiving a gold certification from the Green Tourism accreditation body for its sustainability practices.
—Aaron Damiano Sparkes, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
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Gurufocus, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
Experience shows that housing security enables immigrants to become more quickly self-sufficient and integrate into their new communities.
—Jim Harrington, Austin American-Statesman, 6 Oct. 2024
This shock-the-monkey approach might have a sliver of merit if the U.S. economy were self-sufficient in renewables and if the autocrats weren’t poised to capitalize by filling the vacuum with their far more carbon-intensive oil and gas and less environmentally friendly refining techniques.
—Dan Ikenson, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
Known for its organic whisky, Deanston Distillery was the first hydroelectric, self-sufficient distillery in Scotland, receiving a gold certification from the Green Tourism accreditation body for its sustainability practices.
—Aaron Damiano Sparkes, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
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“Self-sufficient.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-sufficient. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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