self-sufficient
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For a country that will never be self-sufficient in oil, the ability to turn coal into chemicals is “a vital geopolitical shock absorber,” according to Chemical Market Analytics.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026
"We voted... thinking that a good, self-sufficient era would dawn for our country," Jayalath told AFP.
From Barron's • Apr. 4, 2026
While brusque and self-sufficient, Tereza starts the film as the head-down, dutiful sort.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026
“A world that becomes self-sufficient in defence and energy could also be a world that holds less dollar reserves.”
From MarketWatch • Mar. 25, 2026
The economic basis of Polynesian societies consisted of more or less self-sufficient households, but some islands also supported guilds of hereditary part-time craft specialists.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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