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dependent

[dih-pen-duhnt] / dɪˈpɛn dənt /




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Washington, he told the Journal, appears intent on making Cuba dependent on U.S. fuel.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 13, 2026

Rather than being entirely dependent on water delivered from elsewhere in the solar system, the growing planet may have possessed the ingredients needed to manufacture water through its own chemical reactions.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 12, 2026

It is dependent on produce from parts of the world prone to droughts and fires, according to co-founder of an organisation aiming to address this.

From BBC ● Nov. 11, 2026

“We are so heavily dependent on oil around the world to make and do things, it drives everything up,” said Robert Pavlik, senior portfolio manager at Dakota Wealth Management, after the inflation report.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 10, 2026

Human babies are helpless, dependent for many years on their elders for sustenance, protection and education.

From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari

During the Covid pandemic, Congress approved payouts to income-eligible tax filers and their dependents only, a narrower approach that would lower the cost further.

From Barron's ● Sep. 10, 2026

Created in the early 1990s, private-placement life insurance takes advantage of tax-code provisions intended to encourage people to provide for their dependents using life insurance.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 30, 2026

The Social Security Disability Insurance program, meanwhile, provides cash benefits to disabled workers and their eligible dependents.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 31, 2026

I own my home outright, have no children or other dependents, and my closest relatives are my siblings, nieces and nephews.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 24, 2026

At the end of September, Lemos found the burden of caring for all of these dependents overwhelming, and, reluctantly and tearfully, she placed four of her children in the nearby Half-Orphan Asylum.

From "The Great Fire" by Jim Murphy


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