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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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
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“Self-sufficiency.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/self-sufficiency. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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