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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Urban farming: Teach your community about food production and self-sufficiency through an urban farm.
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Chelsea Tobin, Forbes.com, 28 May 2025
China is countering not with tit-for-tat tariffs but with export bans on critical minerals, open-source AI workarounds, and a furious push for tech self-sufficiency.
—Quartz Staff, Quartz, 22 May 2025
The country also has a food self-sufficiency rate of 38%, compared with the government’s target of 45% by fiscal 2030.
—Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 21 May 2025
The goal, according to the White House, is to encourage companies to manufacture in the U.S.
Yet tariffs are unlikely to increase American self-sufficiency anytime soon.
—Bloomberg Opinion, Twin Cities, 14 May 2025
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Chelsea Tobin, Forbes.com, 28 May 2025
China is countering not with tit-for-tat tariffs but with export bans on critical minerals, open-source AI workarounds, and a furious push for tech self-sufficiency.
—Quartz Staff, Quartz, 22 May 2025
The country also has a food self-sufficiency rate of 38%, compared with the government’s target of 45% by fiscal 2030.
—Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 21 May 2025
The goal, according to the White House, is to encourage companies to manufacture in the U.S.
Yet tariffs are unlikely to increase American self-sufficiency anytime soon.
—Bloomberg Opinion, Twin Cities, 14 May 2025
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“Self-sufficiency.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/self-sufficiency. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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