be dependent
Example Sentences
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"Creating posts and improving patient care should not be dependent on calling off a strike."
From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026
And it should not be dependent on the personnel of the court.
From Slate • Dec. 17, 2025
He launched Castle Rock Entertainment in 1987 so he wouldn’t be dependent on anyone’s approval.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 15, 2025
It will be dependent, however, upon Gen Z having an appreciation of history.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 25, 2025
Brian believed that Mom and Dad needed to be forced to be self-sufficient or they’d be dependent on us forever, so he refused to take them in.
From "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls
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