depend on it
Example Sentences
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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
AI is a unique and formidable challenge to our humanity that we must take seriously, as if our livelihoods and lives depend on it.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026
All of our lives and liberty, and those of our daughters, nieces, and granddaughters, depend on it.
From Slate • May 5, 2026
"When streets go dark and businesses shut early, you're not just closing shops, you're shutting down the soul of the city and risking the livelihoods that depend on it," he told AFP.
From Barron's • Apr. 28, 2026
Yet if I am to live, I must depend on it.
From "Krik? Krak!" by Edwidge Danticat
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