depend
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That consistency is important because the potential benefits depend on continuing the altered walking pattern during ordinary daily activities, not just during laboratory sessions.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 11, 2026
But the future of a popular crypto-based futures product will depend on the courts.
From Barron's ● Oct. 10, 2026
However, the pace of recovery will depend on Petronas’ spending plans and approved budgets, he adds.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
But its future may ultimately depend on whether its users can trust it.
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026
How you navigate that world will depend on how directly you face it at any given time.
From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein
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The biggest pressures come from farming, which can destroy the habitats wildlife depends on, and burning fossil fuels for energy, which drives climate change.
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026
The financial case depends on enough paying rides to cover those costs and eventually recover the money spent building the fleet.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 8, 2026
"When we hear an air‑raid alert, I pray to God -- and to our air defence, because the life of our city depends on them," he said.
From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026
But what if you happen to be partnered with the person making the sound, stuck in a room with him for hours on end like your very livelihood depends on it?
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026
I hold on to the fabric like my life depends on it.
From "Clairboyance" by Kristiana Kahakauwila
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The force said there was "no defined response" to welfare concerns and the appropriate pathway depended on the circumstances.
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026
Slasher movies have always depended on a memorable killer, and the genre has produced some of horror’s most instantly recognizable figures.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026
For many years, and to an extent far greater than any other country, the U.S. military has depended on assets in space.
From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026
The report concluded that private labels wouldn’t necessarily kill big legacy players, and that danger depended on the product and the country, he said.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 16, 2026
At certain times—meaning at uncertain times, for they depended on our humour—I would say to Herbert, as if it were a remarkable discovery,—
From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens
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WSJ | Buy Side: Some of the best CD rates we found offer APYs exceeding 4.00% APY, depending on how long you agree to leave your money on deposit.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 11, 2026
The results showed a clear difference depending on when the mice received olive oil.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 11, 2026
NHS England said depending on the circumstances of an adoption there may be a need to "protect from disclosure any information about a third party".
From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026
The grace period could be adjusted depending on the "success or failure" of those efforts, the department added.
From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026
“The whole country’s depending on us, Novis, even if they don’t know who we are. We need new ideas, and we need them now.”
From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin
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