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
  • The Athletic maintains full editorial independence.
    Data Skrive, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2025
  • Despite the change, the country remains home to the longest-running civil war in the world since gaining its independence from the United Kingdom in 1948.
    Bart Jansen, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • For independent, rural hospitals, the networks are an alternative to shutting down or reducing services, or to giving up local autonomy and joining a large hospital system.
    Arielle Zionts, NPR, 2 Sep. 2025
  • Witches were no longer solely perceived as agents of Satan, but cool girls and women who had agency and autonomy over their lives.
    Taylor Crumpton, Time, 2 Sep. 2025
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“Self-subsistence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-subsistence. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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