depend upon
Example Sentences
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One can be thought of as “ripple-out” inflation, where a shock to an economically ubiquitous input — like energy — reverberates throughout other goods and sectors that depend upon it.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 3, 2026
“Much will depend upon the duration of the conflict and in particular, the potential implications for UK households and the economy more broadly,” the company said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026
That’s because AI-based technologies depend upon cheap energy and electricity.
From Barron's • Mar. 3, 2026
That will be the point, they fear, that they lose so many of their councillors or devolved parliament members – and so the foot soldiers that so many local political campaigns depend upon.
From BBC • Dec. 30, 2025
Herbert’s representations that, if I did, I should probably be laid up and stricken useless, when our fugitive’s safety would depend upon me, alone restrained my impatience.
From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens
