self-sustaining
Americanadjective
Other Word Forms
- self-sustained adjective
- self-sustainingly adverb
- self-sustainment noun
Etymology
Origin of self-sustaining
First recorded in 1835–45
Example Sentences
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Navigating the obstacles while upholding the project’s goals such as creating a self-sustaining native habitat over one of the country’s busiest freeways is critical, he said, because the outcome will influence decisions about future crossings.
From Los Angeles Times
This is not our base case, but the self-sustaining nature of market dynamics makes it a risk worth considering.
From MarketWatch
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
‘The beauty of biotech today versus five years ago is we have a number of examples of companies that launched products on their own and became self-sustaining.’
From MarketWatch
This would, he said, “tighten the international industrial chain’s dependence” on China while ensuring China’s production was “independent” and “self-sustaining.”
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