self-contained

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“The Devil Wears Prada” was and is the perfect example of a self-contained story, built by the studio machine but never intended to keep the apparatus running.

From Salon • May 1, 2026

The Metropolitan State Hospital opened in Norwalk in 1916, a self-contained facility complete with its own farm that treated people with mental illness.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 6, 2026

A detached four-car garage, accessed via a sweeping motorcourt, completes the property’s self-contained layout.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 5, 2026

The module can be controlled and monitored without physical cables, functioning as a self-contained unit.

From Science Daily • Jan. 19, 2026

When he found on this first morning back at Devon that it happened still to be crippled and in a cast, he said in his usual self-contained way, “Hand me my crutches, will you?”

From "A Separate Peace" by John Knowles