as in independent
able to take care of oneself or itself without outside help
that country was agronomically self-subsistent before industrialization
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Will the American people have faith any longer that any investigation can be independent and free of partisanship?—
ABC News,
ABC News,
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Getting an independent lawyer would help city lawyers avoid a conflict of interest.—
Joe Mahr,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Mar. 2026
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“Self-subsistent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-subsistent. Accessed 30 Mar. 2026.
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