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“Such moratoriums, or similar actions, could delay or prevent the construction or expansion of facilities on which we depend for compute,” the filing said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026
Both strategies also depend on molecular connectors called ligands.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 4, 2026
Shareholders are being asked to take less cash back today in exchange for profits that depend on that spending paying off.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 4, 2026
Officials acknowledge that the countries' commitment and contributions will depend on the circumstances of a cessation of hostilities and individual nations' political decisions.
From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026
The stream was dry now, and she had to depend on the lake.
From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer
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But Chief Executive Aidan Gomez said the timing of a potential initial public offering depends on market conditions as well as the company’s readiness.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026
Responsibility depends on each official’s authority, knowledge, contribution and the alternatives available to them.
From Salon ● Nov. 5, 2026
For a typical loan, the cost would go up by about £31 a month if the Bank raises the base rate by 0.25 percentage points, but it depends on the size of people's loans.
From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026
Instead, it depends on several interconnected abilities, with language-related skills playing especially important roles.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 3, 2026
Conducting26 also depends on the meter of the piece; conductors use different conducting patterns for the different meters.
From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones
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Fewer asked whether he was selfish, and more asked whether Portugal depended on him too much.
From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2026
In Federalist No. 51, James Madison argued that maintaining the balance established by the separation of powers depended on the ambitions of public officials coming into conflict.
From Salon ● Oct. 27, 2026
For Wilson, popular sovereignty could not be boiled down simply to direct elections and legislation; it depended also on institutions that were republican but not strictly democratic.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026
When the Kikai-Akahoya volcano erupted beneath the sea approximately 7,300 years ago, Japan was home to Jomon communities that depended on hunting and gathering for survival.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 18, 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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The bags cost five figures, depending on size and color, when purchased directly from the retailer.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026
The tax rules for interest income on bonds vary, depending on the type of bond and where the taxpayer lives.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 5, 2026
Have you ever wondered why the same item costs more or less depending on where in London you buy it?
From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2026
However, the precise mixture of molecules – such as the balance between purines and pyrimidines – varies depending on the asteroid’s chemical environment and history.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 3, 2026
Fortresses, then, are either useful or not, depending upon the times: if they benefit you in one way, they injure you in another.
From "The Prince" by Niccolò Machiavelli
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