Example Sentences

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But America has finally achieved something close to energy self-sufficiency.

From Barron's • May 7, 2026

And the intensifying competition with the U.S. has hardened his resolve to set China on a course of self-sufficiency from energy to semiconductors and to limit foreign influence.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026

China's leadership has made grain self-sufficiency a domestic political cornerstone: a national food security law passed in 2023 requires local governments to embed food production targets directly into their economic plans.

From BBC • Apr. 30, 2026

Les and Lindy fall in and out of understanding as they drift into a state of war; she gains power, self-knowledge and self-sufficiency, even as he falls apart.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

He had built a wall of self-sufficiency around himself, strong enough to defend him against the world.

From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck