dependent
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Senegal meanwhile "remains dependent on buying satellite images. Certain services cannot even be carried out because we lack the means to buy them", said Sensat's Faye.
From Barron's ● Sep. 9, 2026
That strain is particularly acute for refiners dependent on Gulf crude grades.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026
The lobster industry in both Canada and the US are heavily dependent on the other, with American-caught lobster often sent to north to be processed before it is shipped back to the US and sold.
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026
However, the home was still in the contingency phase, meaning an offer was accepted and the sale was dependent on certain conditions being met.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 8, 2026
“Our habits of expense make us too dependent, and there are not many in my rank of life who can afford to marry without some attention to money.”
From "Pride and Prejudice" by Jane Austen
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 SSA, which handles benefits for more than 75 million retirees, people with disabilities and dependents, said it made sweeping productivity gains.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 14, 2026
The mother, Yadira, applied for asylum and listed Wilber, who was 15 at the time, and his younger sister, as dependents of her case.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2026
“Our dependents are now sixteen. They stand on the precipice of adulthood, and it is now up to them to decide what kind of people they will be.”
From "Divergent" by Veronica Roth
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The SAT: Multiple-Meaning Words, List 8
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