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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independent
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Despite being part of Hyatt’s Unbound Collection, the energy reads independent and design-forward.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 Mar. 2026 -
Briefs are for businesses in Northwest Arkansas that are new, have moved or closed, opened a new branch, changed owners or have been honored by an independent organization.—
Mark Mondier,
Arkansas Online,
1 Mar. 2026
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“Self-subsistent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-subsistent. Accessed 9 Mar. 2026.
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