self-sustaining
Example Sentences
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Battery fires are challenging to combat because, when a battery is damaged, a self-sustaining chemical reaction called thermal runaway can occur and easily spread to adjacent batteries.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026
A reintroduction project was started in Scotland in 1975 and the birds have now become established as a self-sustaining population.
From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026
For years, many researchers believed that the brain's specialized immune cells, known as microglia, were established at birth and remained a self-sustaining population throughout life.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 14, 2026
The taco stand about 100 yards off had its normal self-sustaining line.
From Slate ● Jun. 3, 2026
It would have lacked the energy to sustain itself under normal conditions, however, the fission bomb provides it with all the energy it requires to grow and become self-sustaining.
From "We Are the Ants" by Shaun David Hutchinson
