self-subsistence

as in independence
the ability to care for one's self the goal of the program is to help these people achieve self-subsistence and to end their dependence on government aid

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Noun
  • For observers, even small clerical mistakes take on larger meaning in cases already testing public faith in the department’s competence, neutrality and independence from political influence.
    Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
  • By sending Rip off to sleep precisely at the moment America declares its independence, Irving underlines how radically life would be altered by the ensuing Revolution.
    John Swansburg, The Atlantic, 10 Oct. 2025
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  • The Nomad aircraft will use Sikorsky’s MATRIX autonomy technology.
    Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 7 Oct. 2025
  • The finalists for Poetry are Gabrielle Calvocoressi's The New Economy, which explores childhood, loss and body autonomy; Cathy Linh Che's Becoming Ghost, a chronicle of the author's unique relationship with her Vietnamese identity.
    Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 7 Oct. 2025
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“Self-subsistence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-subsistence. Accessed 14 Oct. 2025.

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