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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The surge in popularity is driven for a desire for self-sufficiency, supplemental income, and access to fresh food, according to the home garden magazine.
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Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 17 June 2026
Ending free movement did not create a smooth transition to domestic labor self-sufficiency.
—Chloe Taylor, CNBC, 13 June 2026
The supply of properties that check all these boxes — functional ranch infrastructure, winery entitlements, the land and water profile that makes genuine self-sufficiency possible — is finite in ways that new construction can’t solve.
—Lindsey Harn, Fortune, 6 June 2026
Taken as such, strategic autonomy is best seen as leverage and flexibility rather than self-sufficiency.
—Andrew Latham, The Conversation, 4 June 2026
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Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 17 June 2026
Ending free movement did not create a smooth transition to domestic labor self-sufficiency.
—Chloe Taylor, CNBC, 13 June 2026
The supply of properties that check all these boxes — functional ranch infrastructure, winery entitlements, the land and water profile that makes genuine self-sufficiency possible — is finite in ways that new construction can’t solve.
—Lindsey Harn, Fortune, 6 June 2026
Taken as such, strategic autonomy is best seen as leverage and flexibility rather than self-sufficiency.
—Andrew Latham, The Conversation, 4 June 2026
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 19 Jun. 2026.
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