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[dih-pend] / dɪˈpɛnd /




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Gifts depend on the generosity of a billionaire or a bank.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 10, 2026

Much of the technology needed to replace those fuels comes from China - a country it is increasingly reluctant to depend on.

From BBC ● Nov. 10, 2026

But those systems are under pressure, and so are the households that depend on them.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 9, 2026

These results provided further evidence that some metabolites depend on intestinal bacteria, while others can also be manufactured by the body's own metabolic processes.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 9, 2026

“You may depend upon my not mentioning it.”

From "Pride and Prejudice" by Jane Austen

It depends on how much money they make.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 10, 2026

"So the infection prevalence in the nymphs really depends on how all the larval tick meals are distributed across all the hosts," explained Ostfeld.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 9, 2026

Where revenue or regulatory compliance depends on a measured quantity, companies should disclose how their instruments trace back to a national standard and state a margin of error.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026

Josh Kaplan, head of research and investment strategy at MarketVector Indexes, said that whether Micron’s valuation is cheap or not depends on whether still investors view memory as a cyclical business.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 6, 2026

What we believe depends on what we learn.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

This meant the engineered immune cells no longer depended on a tumor-specific mutation to become active.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 8, 2026

Since the move, she has lost the work she depended on.

From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026

Their previous designs used engineered genetic networks, but these systems depended on living cells and other biological materials.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 2, 2026

We once depended on our noses to tell us whether food was fresh, whether something was burning or whether a tannery lay up ahead.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

Her plan depended on her bringing the Shetani back to Baaz very much alive.

From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray

Federal Reserve Gov. Chris Waller on Tuesday put the possibility of a half-point rate hike into the mix, depending how hot consumer price data for October comes in.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 10, 2026

He said Huang would likely keep his job in the near term but could be ousted depending on the internal inquiry's findings.

From Barron's ● Nov. 9, 2026

One of the study's most revealing findings was that psilocybin's influence on brain connections changed depending on whether the mice had experienced prolonged stress.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 7, 2026

There can be a period of two weeks to a number of months between cycle, depending on how many children arrive in the UK.

From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2026

I feel like someone is depending on me.

From "Starfish" by Akemi Dawn Bowman


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