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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Chinese leaders in October announced development goals for the next five years would include greater efforts to boost consumption in addition to tech self-sufficiency.
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Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 10 Dec. 2025
The effects of Western sanctions against Russia almost certainly have amplified the [People's Republic of China]'s push for defense and technological self-sufficiency as well as economic and energy resilience.
—Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2025
Its stock rocketed 425% in its Shanghai debut, making co-founder Zhang Jianzhong, an ex-Nvidia executive, a billionaire and giving momentum to China’s push for chip self-sufficiency.
—Diane Brady, Fortune, 8 Dec. 2025
Those who have recently fallen into homelessness and, with temporary support, have the greatest chance of achieving self-sufficiency are typically deemed insufficiently vulnerable.
—Christopher Calton, Oc Register, 4 Dec. 2025
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Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 10 Dec. 2025
The effects of Western sanctions against Russia almost certainly have amplified the [People's Republic of China]'s push for defense and technological self-sufficiency as well as economic and energy resilience.
—Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2025
Its stock rocketed 425% in its Shanghai debut, making co-founder Zhang Jianzhong, an ex-Nvidia executive, a billionaire and giving momentum to China’s push for chip self-sufficiency.
—Diane Brady, Fortune, 8 Dec. 2025
Those who have recently fallen into homelessness and, with temporary support, have the greatest chance of achieving self-sufficiency are typically deemed insufficiently vulnerable.
—Christopher Calton, Oc Register, 4 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for self-sufficiency
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“Self-sufficiency.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/self-sufficiency. Accessed 14 Dec. 2025.
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