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self-sufficient

[self-suh-fish-uhnt, self-] / ˈsɛlf səˈfɪʃ ənt, ˌsɛlf- /


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The company laid out a plan for rivaling American behemoth Nvidia and said China could become self-sufficient in some critical areas of AI within three years.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 24, 2026

Lutnick responded: "Producing revenue finally. This is their year. Next 12 months they need to become economically self-sufficient."

From BBC Jul. 14, 2026

Anecdotally, for straight women at least, one big “if” is finding a partner who they love, who is self-sufficient, and who would make a good father.

From Slate Jul. 6, 2026

“It is agentic-first, it compresses timelines from months to days and it is designed so customers are self-sufficient when a deployment ends,” Amazon said.

From MarketWatch Jun. 30, 2026

Later, Lombardy fought the notion of Fischer as a player who was totally self-sufficient, an island unto himself.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady




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