depended
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We once depended on our noses to tell us whether food was fresh, whether something was burning or whether a tannery lay up ahead.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026
But the pleasure depended on a temporary arrangement, one in which somebody else’s home had been made available for my enjoyment, and in which I understood that eventually I’d have to hand it back.
From Salon ● Oct. 28, 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
In recent years, Arizona has depended on the Colorado River for 36% of its water.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026
As we saw in Chapter 3, the very concept of discovery depended on the conviction that there could be new experiences, unlike any that had gone before.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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