depend
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Among Americans age 65 and older, 40% rely on Social Security for half or more of their income, while about 14% depend on it for 90% or more of their income, according to AARP.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026
The closure of the Strait of Hormuz has reduced the availability of chemicals needed to make fertilizers, but the impact of higher costs for farmers on food prices will depend on stocks and planting cycles.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026
The findings suggest that glucosamine's effects may depend heavily on the biological environment in which it is acting.
From Science Daily • Jun. 10, 2026
England's fate will depend on their success in the play-offs.
From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026
The Industrial Revolution would depend on the skills of such men, skills that would have been familiar to the craftsmen who built the first Strasbourg Cathedral clock.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
Vocabulary lists containing depend
"Julius Caesar" by William Shakespeare, Act III
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