self-contained
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Hope Jahren, a geobiologist and plant researcher, describes her laboratory as a refuge, a church and a self-contained world.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026
And considering that in “Bottoms” or “Bodies Bodies Bodies” you often were the outrageous character, what has it been like for you to play this character that’s a little more self-contained?
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 18, 2026
“I do think there is something here about the rich just operating in almost a self-contained economy — a cloud city — where they’re all trading money with one another,” said Richards of Groundwork Collaborative.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 13, 2026
Within the guidance, it was recommended that gender neutral toilets or changing rooms should have self-contained lockable areas with floor-to-ceiling walls and wash basins.
From BBC ● May 21, 2026
Each job presents a self-contained social world, with its own personalities, hierarchy, customs, and standards.
From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich
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