dependent
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Notice also, however, that this result is heavily dependent on just three years: 1929, 1987 and 2008.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 28, 2026
This suggests that even the oldest known eukaryotes that lived on Earth 1.7 to 1.4 billion years ago were dependent on oxygen.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 27, 2026
Pilots can earn fortunes in a single month, but are often dependent on one airline for their entire careers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026
Several categories of residents will be prioritised for aid, including those with dependent children, those with disabilities, pensioners, carers, those at risk of homelessness and victims of domestic abuse.
From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026
The enigma then was explained: this affable and kind little widow was no great dame; but a dependent like myself.
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
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There was just one hitch: The law applied only to employees of fully insured large companies plus CalPERS — potentially reaching roughly 9 million Californians, including workers, spouses and dependents, according to a legislative analysis.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2026
During the Covid pandemic, Congress approved payouts to income-eligible tax filers and their dependents only, a narrower approach that would lower the cost further.
From Barron's ● Sep. 10, 2026
Union workers at the Social Security Administration want the agency to add 20,000 more employees and expand its budget to better serve 75 million retired workers and dependents and people with disabilities.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 20, 2026
Even after leaving dependents behind, the Ten Thousand were chronically short of food, and their efforts to feed themselves becomes one of this book’s driving themes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026
“Yeah, Dad, the Marine Corps spares no expense on those I.D. photographs. It must cost them at least a nickel for every million dependents they take pictures of,” Ben said.
From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy
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