dependent
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“Everything is dependent on the mood of one man,” Nasr said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2026
Yet the island nation remains heavily dependent on international aid, with a large majority of its population living below the poverty line.
From Barron's ● Jul. 19, 2026
"He was very good at just decimating your ability to make your own decisions and have your own autonomy. And it made you more and more dependent on him," she said.
From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2026
Meanwhile, the Treasury market is changing shape: patient investors are making way for faster-moving opportunistic players dependent on potentially fragile funding.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026
He didn’t want to be dependent on the Government, and he knew Buck’s Peak must have water, if he could only find it.
From "Educated" by Tara Westover
The Social Security Disability Insurance is a federal program that provides cash benefits to disabled workers and their eligible dependents.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 25, 2026
Stringent regulations for some visa applicants — notably those coming to the U.S. to study or for work-study programs and their dependents — have further clouded America’s image as a destination.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 27, 2026
Zalewski said his government was prepared to build infrastructure to house new troops and their dependents so the American units could be permanently stationed in Poland.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 22, 2026
The Social Security Disability Insurance program, on the other hand, is a federal, payroll-tax-funded insurance program that provides cash benefits to disabled workers and their eligible dependents.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 30, 2026
“Yeah, Dad, the Marine Corps spares no expense on those I.D. photographs. It must cost them at least a nickel for every million dependents they take pictures of,” Ben said.
From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy
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