self-sufficiency

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Soon after the factory visit, Dimon said the bank would use $10 billion of its capital to invest directly into companies the bank has defined as critical to national security and economic self-sufficiency.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 30, 2026

But we have always wanted to lead them to financial self-sufficiency and self-reliance, for them to work for a living, and for them to learn frugal habits.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 19, 2026

He highlighted about 60 minerals that are critical, with the U.S. further from self-sufficiency in heavier rare-earths.

From Barron's • May 27, 2026

The “Made in China 2025” plan released in 2015 that caused so much consternation in the West earmarked 10 industries for self-sufficiency.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

There are fewer Circus Dinners now that the circus itself is up and running properly, gaining its self-sufficiency, as Chandresh phrased it at one dinner not long after opening night.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern