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self-sustaining

[self-suh-stey-ning, self-] / ˈsɛlf səˈsteɪ nɪŋ, ˌsɛlf- /






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“Michael” might be a self-evident, self-sustaining, self-indulgent piece of PR.

From Salon • Apr. 25, 2026

Navigating the obstacles while upholding the project’s goals such as creating a self-sustaining native habitat over one of the country’s busiest freeways is critical, he said, because the outcome will influence decisions about future crossings.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 26, 2026

Saurav Shroff, co-founder and chief executive of Hawthorne, Calif.-based Starpath, which is developing technology to establish a self-sustaining city on Mars, was on a plane on Tuesday.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 24, 2025

‘The beauty of biotech today versus five years ago is we have a number of examples of companies that launched products on their own and became self-sustaining.’

From MarketWatch • Dec. 11, 2025

“When they come to rescue us, they will find us with clean, jungle-forward, fashionable huts and a self-sustaining ecosystem. We will be the Miss Teen Dreamers they write about in history books,” Taylor said.

From "Beauty Queens" by Libba Bray




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