dependence
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China’s main objectives are to accelerate its technological development, reduce dependence on foreign suppliers and achieve leadership in strategically important fields, including artificial intelligence, Hannas said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 12, 2026
I asked Fahnbulleh whether Britain was swapping dependence on petrostates for dependence on Beijing.
From BBC ● Nov. 10, 2026
Broadcom and Nvidia also sell high-end switches for use in Chinese data centers, though Chinese regulators are reviewing its dependence on Broadcom, according to the Financial Times.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 9, 2026
EU gas storage sites are entering the heating season at their lowest levels since 2013, increasing Europe’s dependence on global LNG.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 3, 2026
The generation after Galileo had to acknowledge its dependence on Evidence-Indices and so, willy-nilly, it had to adopt the virtues of the judiciary.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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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
Claims made by their pride and their self-respect, and their weaknesses and dependences.
From The Research Magnificent by H. G. (Herbert George) Wells
Homes of American Statesmen":307 "His home was usually filled with friends, its dependences with their retinue and horses.
From Historic Shrines of America Being the Story of One Hundred and Twenty Historic Buildings and the Pioneers Who Made Them Notable by John T. (John Thomson) Faris
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