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[dih-pend] / dɪˈpɛnd /




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Poised for IPOs, both depend on maintaining a competitive edge over incumbent tech companies for future profitability.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 17, 2026

Experts said that while an AI system could conceivably offer some advantages over humans, its accuracy would ultimately depend on the quality and quantity of signatures available for comparison.

From Salon Jul. 17, 2026

“Your paycheck, career, health insurance and retirement savings may already depend on the company, so a large employer-stock position can make your financial security dependent on that same company as well.”

From MarketWatch Jul. 15, 2026

Some 1.5 million households depend on heating oil, but do not have the same consumer protections as electricity and gas customers, according to the CMA.

From BBC Jul. 14, 2026

“I depend on you, but I know you can handle it. You’re the glue holding the three of us together.”

From "Caterpillar Summer" by Gillian McDunn

"It depends on what mood they're in and what mood I'm in," she said.

From BBC Jul. 17, 2026

"Much depends on the military command but Mykhailo has a vision of how to outsmart the system," he said.

From Barron's Jul. 16, 2026

The index’s price/earnings, or P/E, ratio depends on who is defining the “E.”

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 14, 2026

After that, she said, the availability depends on whether they can talk the man who makes them out of retirement.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 14, 2026

“The enemy has landed. And now the honor and success of America depends on you.”

From I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 by Lauren Tarshis

Cells lacking Mitch, however, depended much more on fat as their primary fuel source.

From Science Daily Jul. 3, 2026

The great muckraking journalist Upton Sinclair once said it was pretty much impossible to convince somebody of something if their money depended on them not believing or understanding it.

From MarketWatch Jun. 30, 2026

It was the final seconds of a comfortable Milwaukee Bucks win in March of 2024, but Malik Beasley was still playing as though his life depended on it.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 29, 2026

For generations, elderly Indians lived with their children and depended on them for care.

From BBC Jun. 25, 2026

The idea was simple: Christianity depended on belief in a spiritual world beyond the material world.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

The live trades will settle on either HyperLedger Besu, DTCC’s private blockchain, or Canton Network, a Wall Street-backed, privacy-focused blockchain, depending on which one the participating firms choose.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 15, 2026

Our stock and mutual-fund portfolios, which include both regular IRAs and Roth IRAs, are at $2.5 million, depending on the market.

From MarketWatch Jul. 13, 2026

El Niño typically brings different weather impacts across the world, depending on the season.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 13, 2026

However, the spring that followed was overall 14% below the long-term meteorological average in terms of rainfall for the UK, and again varied enormously depending on where you are.

From BBC Jul. 11, 2026

Take a cone and cut it up; you get circles, ellipses, parabolas, and hyperbolas, depending on how you slice it.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife




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