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[dih-pen-duhnt] / dɪˈpɛn dənt /




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But you can take precautionary steps to lower your expenses and become less dependent on government retirement income.

From MarketWatch Sep. 9, 2026

The lobster industry in both Canada and the US are heavily dependent on the other, with American-caught lobster often sent to north to be processed before it is shipped back to the US and sold.

From BBC Sep. 8, 2026

North Dakota tops the list of states most dependent on exports to Canada, due largely to its petroleum industry.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 8, 2026

Inflation in the 21-nation eurozone, which is heavily dependent on energy imports, hit a three-year high of 3.3 percent in August, substantially above the ECB's two-percent target.

From Barron's Sep. 7, 2026

But to ensure it has a future in the wild, the thirty-three small, scattered panda populations must become self-sustaining—not dependent on humans and ongoing conservation efforts.

From "Camp Panda" by Catherine Thimmesh

During the Covid pandemic, Congress approved payouts to income-eligible tax filers and their dependents only, a narrower approach that would lower the cost further.

From Barron's Sep. 10, 2026

I live in California, am single with no children or dependents, rent rather than own, have no mortgage, and am in the 24% federal tax bracket.

From MarketWatch Sep. 8, 2026

Predictions that AI would kill half of all white-collar jobs or create a permanent class of unemployed welfare dependents were always far-fetched.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 19, 2026

The mother, Yadira, applied for asylum and listed Wilber, who was 15 at the time, and his younger sister, as dependents of her case.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 10, 2026

At the end of September, Lemos found the burden of caring for all of these dependents overwhelming, and, reluctantly and tearfully, she placed four of her children in the nearby Half-Orphan Asylum.

From "The Great Fire" by Jim Murphy




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