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dependence

[dih-pen-duhns] / dɪˈpɛn dəns /


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“While we are necessarily moving forward together because of our mutual dependence, each side distrusts the other side’s long-term intentions,” he told me.

From The Wall Street Journal

Wilson acknowledged a greater risk to international markets, owing to their heavy dependence on imported energy.

From MarketWatch

Private-credit funds say software companies that serve other sectors, such as healthcare, should be reported in those buckets because of their dependence on the industries.

From The Wall Street Journal

Solar power plays a major role in efforts to reduce dependence on fossil fuels and address climate change.

From Science Daily

“Elon has three businesses that all depend on chips, and he understands that dependence as a single point of failure,” McNeill told me in a follow up email.

From The Wall Street Journal