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
Enhancing the efficiency, effectiveness, and accountability of treatment delivery, investing in health care workers and infrastructure, leveraging advances in technology, and engaging the diaspora to invest in the ecosystem will expedite this transition to full self-sufficiency.
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Ndidi Okonkwo Nwuneli, Time, 8 May 2025
Implications for future food crises Besides logistics and emergency food aid, the WFP provides support for farmers and nutrition assistance, which are intended to build the self-sufficiency of low-resource countries.
—Gabriel Spitzer, NPR, 6 May 2025
His self-sufficiency becomes self-sabotage, preventing healing that might have been possible.
—Jeremy Bradley-Silverio Donato, Forbes.com, 6 May 2025
The Trump administration has hailed Poland as a paragon of self-sufficiency.
—Rob Picheta, CNN Money, 5 May 2025
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Ndidi Okonkwo Nwuneli, Time, 8 May 2025
Implications for future food crises Besides logistics and emergency food aid, the WFP provides support for farmers and nutrition assistance, which are intended to build the self-sufficiency of low-resource countries.
—Gabriel Spitzer, NPR, 6 May 2025
His self-sufficiency becomes self-sabotage, preventing healing that might have been possible.
—Jeremy Bradley-Silverio Donato, Forbes.com, 6 May 2025
The Trump administration has hailed Poland as a paragon of self-sufficiency.
—Rob Picheta, CNN Money, 5 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for self-sufficiency
Recent Examples of Synonyms for self-sufficiency
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Mossad leadership has in past decades made direct contact with Iraqi Kurdish officials, and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was the first and potentially only world leader to support the KRG's independence bid in 2017, prompting further regional backlash.—
Tom O'Connor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 May 2025
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The Athletic maintains full editorial independence.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
30 May 2025
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Stop micromanaging teams to death—a little autonomy helps.—
Jon Michail,
Forbes.com,
29 May 2025
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Read More: What the History of Saint Augustine Can Teach us About Pope Leo XIV Despite setting limits on the autonomy of the American Church, the social teachings of Leo XIII had enormous influence on Catholicism in the U.S., especially after the horrors of World War I.—
Time,
Time,
29 May 2025
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Living in such isolation has taught Wendy about self-reliance, but also about the unique warmth of the rural Mexican community.—
Ashley Vega,
People.com,
22 May 2025
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Research reveals how traditional masculine norms—like emotional stoicism, self-reliance and achievement orientation—directly conflict with practices that enhance leadership effectiveness.—
Anna Barnhill,
Forbes.com,
19 May 2025
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“Self-sufficiency.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-sufficiency. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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