self-sustaining
Example Sentences
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Imagine arriving on Mars as part of the fourth human mission to the Red Planet and being asked to establish the first self-sustaining food supply for a permanent settlement.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 26, 2026
Compared with the moguls who started companies during China’s go-go years, like Alibaba’s Jack Ma, many solo entrepreneurs are just looking to live cheaply and be self-sustaining.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 20, 2026
He said the blaze was "self-sustaining" and changing direction, with the fire moving east towards Bordeaux on Friday evening.
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026
The taco stand about 100 yards off had its normal self-sustaining line.
From Slate ● Jun. 3, 2026
It would have lacked the energy to sustain itself under normal conditions, however, the fission bomb provides it with all the energy it requires to grow and become self-sustaining.
From "We Are the Ants" by Shaun David Hutchinson
