self-contained
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The entire process takes place in a modular unit, a sort of self-contained mini-power plant, powered by solar energy and that Rivan plans to mass produce.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 25, 2026
It is not yet clear how many of the 2,000 homes and bedspaces represent self-contained units and how many could accommodate multiple people.
From BBC ● Oct. 25, 2026
This, the spokesperson said, included former military sites that were "designed to be self-contained to reduce impact on the local community".
From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026
But there’s also a nostalgia for catalogs as self-contained and curated; a static set of choices rather than pages and pages of search results.
From Salon ● Jul. 18, 2026
The spacecraft has its own self-contained radioactive power source.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
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