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dependent

[dih-pen-duhnt] / dɪˈpɛn dənt /




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“It means the economy is more dependent on productivity gains,” Pearce at Oxford Economics said.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 23, 2026

These three states are heavily dependent on water from the Colorado River, and there simply isn’t enough there.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026

“What concerns me most is how dependent we are on a technology that we don’t control,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026

She was dependent on Burwood for friendship and social contact.

From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026

There was nothing he hated more than our being dependent on the Government.

From "Educated" by Tara Westover

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

Having alienated even his most obsequious dependents, Nero fled the city and killed himself in A.D.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026

The Social Security Disability Insurance program, meanwhile, provides cash benefits to disabled workers and their eligible dependents.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 31, 2026

Fifth, Denman had the money neither to pay us well nor to guarantee a decent sum to our dependents in case something happened to us.

From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer


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