depend
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Water systems in smaller communities depend on internet-connected automated systems, with many lacking the resources to provide adequate security.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 9, 2026
Chemists depend on sophisticated molecules to develop life-saving drugs, produce advanced high-tech materials, and recreate processes found in living systems.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 9, 2026
Businesses that depend on precise positioning—construction, agriculture, logistics, anything autonomous—should be asking which reference frame their data fit.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
From here, returns will depend less on who reports the biggest backlog than on who can keep shipping when supply catches up — or when Beijing tightens the gate.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 7, 2026
For an observer approaching the boy, the stones seem to be going faster than for an observer who is running away; the velocity of the stones seems to depend on your direction and speed.
From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife
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Together, these studies show that wildfire risk depends on ecological context and management—not protection status alone.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 9, 2026
Modern chip development depends heavily on shrinking transistor components.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 9, 2026
The amount you should keep in an emergency fund depends on your individual circumstances and comfort level.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 8, 2026
"Mosquitoes can migrate with the wind, so it depends on the geography of the environment."
From Barron's ● Aug. 7, 2026
“It depends on the thing in question,” Celia says.
From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern
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But Araghchi said a full reopening of the typically busy maritime route depended on other conditions being met, of which he provided a cursory appraisal.
From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026
Applicants for the Silver Platter dispute the characterization, describing the bar as a quiet gathering place whose patrons have long depended on its low profile.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 7, 2026
Their yearly reproduction depended on elusive environmental factors, the author writes, “unlike other extractive industries such as tin or jade, where ‘X marks the spot’ could hold over a period of years or decades.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
Atul Chaurasia, managing editor of the Newslaundry digital platform, argued that traditional newsrooms relied on a "flawed financial model" that depended heavily on advertising revenue from the government.
From Barron's ● Aug. 6, 2026
Toads only raced to music, specifically classical music, and winning depended not just on speed but on how much they could keep pace with the rhythm of a song.
From "Witchlings" by Claribel A. Ortega
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Audiences will respond differently to the play depending on whether they are already loyal Game of Thrones fans, which Lawson's four-star rating reflected.
From BBC ● Aug. 9, 2026
So while the odds of a rate hike after the Fed’s next meeting on Sept. 16 fell after the jobs data, that could change depending on next weeks data.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 9, 2026
“My wife and I have multiple cards depending on airline points or hotel points or cashback awards,” he said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
Launching a tonne of cargo can cost tens of millions of pounds, while a trip to Mars usually takes between six and nine months, depending on the positions of Earth and Mars in their orbits.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 7, 2026
If Chrysler went bankrupt, its bondholders obviously lost; depending on the nature of the swap, and the movement of interest rates, Morgan Stanley might lose, too.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
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