depending

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At the individual level, you may extract much more or much less than you paid in, depending on accidents such as your life span.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

Once shares start trading, their value could rise or fall depending on how many shares are made available for sale, and how strong the demand is for those shares.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

Social Security is crucial to the finances of older adults, with 44% of older Americans depending on Social Security for all of their income, up from 39% in 2025, according to the Senior Citizens League.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026

"You could choose to send them quickly or slowly depending on the nature of the observation. And the only way to do that is if you have two propulsion systems, which is now possible."

From Science Daily • Jun. 10, 2026

“The whole country’s depending on us, Novis, even if they don’t know who we are. We need new ideas, and we need them now.”

From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin