self-sustaining
Example Sentences
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However, once Hernán Cortés triumphed, the conquistadors went from waging war — vanquishing the Aztecs — to the project of subjugating Indigenous holdouts and building a self-sustaining territory loyal to the crown.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 23, 2026
This is not our base case, but the self-sustaining nature of market dynamics makes it a risk worth considering.
From MarketWatch • Jan. 14, 2026
The country must act fast - building a regulated, self-sustaining recycling system, raising household awareness, and integrating waste collection into solar business models.
From BBC • Dec. 25, 2025
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
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
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
