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dependence

[dih-pen-duhns] / dɪˈpɛn dəns /


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But necessity is also the mother of invention, and there are growing signs that the tech industry is hard at work on ways to reduce future dependence on the volatile component.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 26, 2026

He has said that this new strategy will not only save countless lives, but also reform the aid sector and reduce dependence on U.S. funding.

From Salon • Jun. 23, 2026

That philosophy finds echoes in the leadership of Fed Chairman Kevin Warsh, who concluded his first policy meeting last week by scaling back central-bank communication and emphasizing data dependence.

From Barron's • Jun. 22, 2026

For her, a man paying on a first date is not about dependence or inequality but "effort and keeping some traditional gestures alive in modern dating".

From BBC • Jun. 18, 2026

Mott believed that “independence of the husband and wife is equal, their dependence mutual, and their obligations reciprocal.”

From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling




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