self-reliance
Example Sentences
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Each bride receives a dowry of 100,000 naira, while a further 100,000 naira is provided as start-up capital to encourage small-scale entrepreneurship and help the couple achieve financial self-reliance after marriage.
From BBC ● Aug. 9, 2026
But her perspective is internet-era cosmopolitan; young but preternaturally wise about self-reliance.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2026
These stocks benefit from the country’s push for self-reliance.
From Barron's ● Jun. 23, 2026
But we have always wanted to lead them to financial self-sufficiency and self-reliance, for them to work for a living, and for them to learn frugal habits.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 19, 2026
I had my own home, humble though it was, and I was developing the confidence and self-reliance necessary to stand on my own two feet.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
Vocabulary lists containing self-reliance
Death on the River of Doubt
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