as in independence
the ability to care for one's self some people don't achieve self-reliance until they're over 30 years old

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Recent Examples of self-reliance But for policymakers, intense competition could help achieve industrial upgrading and self-reliance. Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 11 July 2025 Such academic collaborations were not contradictory to the North Korean credo of Juche (self-reliance) but rather a means of furthering the resilience capacity of the country’s ecological system which inherently transcends borders. Saleem H. Ali, Forbes.com, 9 July 2025 Stacy sought to foster emotional and physical self-reliance among its campers, according to Texas Monthly, which cited an old brochure from her time. Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 5 July 2025 Field researchers thrive on a specific set of skills and attributes: resilience, self-reliance, creative problem-solving, and the ability to focus on the moment to decide what needs to be done. Sarah Boon june 25, Literary Hub, 25 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for self-reliance
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Noun
  • One of its most disastrous legacies of the Partition is the dispute over the former princely state of Jammu and Kashmir, which erupted into a war between India and Pakistan soon after independence and left Kashmir divided between the two countries after a ceasefire.
    Sam Dalrymple, Time, 14 July 2025
  • Wednesday, July 23 Patriotic music: Musician Vincent Young will perform music celebrating 250 years of American independence at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, July 23.
    Pomerado News, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 July 2025
Noun
  • Amid rising arrest quotas and shifting enforcement policies, workers report living in fear, losing wages, and facing mounting pressure to surrender autonomy in exchange for continued employment.
    Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 July 2025
  • His campaign listed protecting Medicaid, reducing costs, not raising the national deficit, boosting small business growth and giving women autonomy over their health care decisions as McCann's other policy priorities.
    Arpan Lobo, Freep.com, 14 July 2025
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  • That change may leave many disabled individuals without the necessary time to achieve self-sufficiency.
    Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 10 July 2025
  • During a recent interview with Bustle magazine, Hudson opened about the importance of teaching her kids self-sufficiency.
    Christina Dugan Ramirez, FOXNews.com, 6 July 2025

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