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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Still, Jefferies said any weakness could become a buying opportunity because Beijing is unlikely to abandon its long-term push for semiconductor self-sufficiency.
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Yun Li, CNBC, 13 May 2026
Musgraves’s core concern on Middle of Nowhere is reaching a place of self-sufficiency and contentment untangled from the worry of navigating others’ bad moods.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 7 May 2026
The world’s second largest economy has been relatively insulated from the historic global oil crisis slamming its neighbors – including key regional US allies – due to China’s huge oil reserves, its high level of energy self-sufficiency and its early shift to green energy.
—Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 6 May 2026
But for all its 21st-century self-sufficiency, the house remains grounded in the site’s long history.
—Nick Mafi, Architectural Digest, 29 Apr. 2026
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Yun Li, CNBC, 13 May 2026
Musgraves’s core concern on Middle of Nowhere is reaching a place of self-sufficiency and contentment untangled from the worry of navigating others’ bad moods.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 7 May 2026
The world’s second largest economy has been relatively insulated from the historic global oil crisis slamming its neighbors – including key regional US allies – due to China’s huge oil reserves, its high level of energy self-sufficiency and its early shift to green energy.
—Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 6 May 2026
But for all its 21st-century self-sufficiency, the house remains grounded in the site’s long history.
—Nick Mafi, Architectural Digest, 29 Apr. 2026
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“Self-sufficiency.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/self-sufficiency. Accessed 14 May. 2026.
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