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dependent

[dih-pen-duhnt] / dɪˈpɛn dənt /




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California also is more dependent on oil from outside the country than other states.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026

The quality of a Tony show, basically, is dependent on whatever the crop of plays and musicals has been over the past year.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

That influence is yielded by access, which is dependent not only on location but also financial means.

From Salon • Jun. 3, 2026

Banda's more than two million residents - many dependent on farming, construction, transport and other outdoor work - had little option but to endure the heat.

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

In panic he thought, I’m dependent on them.

From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick




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