dependence
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For a nation long seen as the poster child for dirty coal dependence, this rapid transition points to a remarkable achievement in decarbonising its grid.
From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026
Carney organized the Toronto summit as part of his effort to curb Canada's dependence on the United States.
From Barron's ● Sep. 15, 2026
But he cautions that while "there can be collaboration as well as competition at the same time", China in particular will continue to work to reduce its dependence on other regions.
From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026
Because of this dependence, androgen receptor inhibitors are a mainstay of treatment for metastatic prostate cancer.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 8, 2026
And this whole Tap-Out thing is another added dimension to his dependence on us.
From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman
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A breakdown of the properties registered overseas shows they went to a total of 51 different countries or crown dependences, including Russia and the Cayman Islands.
From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026
A breakdown of the properties registered overseas shows they went to a total of 44 different countries or crown dependences, including Russia and the Cayman Islands.
From BBC ● May 12, 2026
Here, though, the men’s relationship, with its kindness, virtues and mutual dependences, also offers a vision of an American dream not yet wholly corrupted by unbridled self-interest.
From New York Times ● Sep. 26, 2019
But yet it is less danger, to have an ambitious man stirring in business, than great in dependences.
From The Essays of Francis Bacon by Francis Bacon
You see here not only Palmyrenes, but strangers from all parts of the East--people from our conquered provinces and dependences, who feel politically with the Palmyrene, but yet have not the manners of the Palmyrene.
From Zenobia or, the Fall of Palmyra by William Ware
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