self-sufficient
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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
The flats are powered by other, renewable energy sources too, making them "almost self-sufficient", Kiltorp said.
From Barron's ● Jun. 12, 2026
To be sure, Europe is self-sufficient in many weapons systems.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 8, 2026
He began work on a series of rules for thinking which would help him establish the truth; he sold some property so that he could be self-sufficient and concentrate on his great enterprise.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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