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dependence

[dih-pen-duhns] / dɪˈpɛn dəns /


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The movement believed economic progress should free humans from marketplace dependence—that freedom meant leisure, not endless labor.

From The Wall Street Journal

Increased oil exports to Asia would reduce Canada's economic dependence on an unreliable United States, he said.

From Barron's

Private consumption is the primary driver of growth, with limited dependence on merchandise exports, a large service sector and relatively little manufacturing as a share of GDP.

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Private consumption is the primary driver of growth, with limited dependence on merchandise exports, a large service sector and relatively little manufacturing as a share of GDP.

From Barron's

"This will significantly reduce dependence on foreign centres, costs, and turnaround times," he said.

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