be dependent upon
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Whereas an AI would be dependent upon questions generated by a tech team before the start of a given meeting.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 9, 2025
"We shouldn't be dependent upon the goodwill of companies to provide basic details of systems that can have enormous influence on people's lives," she said, calling for more industry standards.
From Reuters • Nov. 30, 2022
These actions need not be dependent upon anything your children do or don’t do.
From Slate • Jan. 17, 2017
America's allies will continue to be dependent upon Gulf energy for the foreseeable future.
From BBC • Jan. 6, 2015
She had a great gift; she was a singer; and, sooner than be dependent upon her relatives, she had sung at concerts and operas, until all Europe knew of her fame.
From To Win the Love He Sought The Great Awakening: Volume 3 by Oppenheim, E. Phillips (Edward Phillips)