self-supporting

Example Sentences

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That law requires the feds to provide the state 105 million acres, to become economically self-supporting.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026

These businesses are well established and self-supporting — and provide a modest income every month.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 24, 2025

To redeem the promise of abolition, Congress acted to alleviate poverty, help newly freed individuals become self-supporting citizens, and ensure access to education.

From Slate • Apr. 19, 2024

But if it can solve some of these problems, the discoveries could help others learn how to live in a more self-supporting way.

From NewsForKids.net • Feb. 12, 2024

Some believe that colonies can be established which are in considerable measure self-supporting.

From Being Well-Born An Introduction to Eugenics by Guyer, Michael F.