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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The documentary, produced by independent company HOYO Films, aired on BBC Two and BBC iPlayer in February before being subsequently removed from the streaming platform.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
14 July 2025 -
The film, which was an unsparing portrayal of the chaos in Gaza from the perspective of three young people, was later removed from iPlayer. How to Survive a Warzone was produced by Hoyo Films, an independent production company run by Emmy and BAFTA-winning filmmaker Jamie Roberts.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
14 July 2025
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“Self-subsistent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-subsistent. Accessed 26 Jul. 2025.
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