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dependent

[dih-pen-duhnt] / dɪˈpɛn dənt /




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The “VA Aid & Attendance Benefit” provides tax-free payments to some veterans, their dependent spouses, or surviving spouses.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 13, 2026

Rather than being entirely dependent on water delivered from elsewhere in the solar system, the growing planet may have possessed the ingredients needed to manufacture water through its own chemical reactions.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 12, 2026

It is dependent on produce from parts of the world prone to droughts and fires, according to co-founder of an organisation aiming to address this.

From BBC ● Nov. 11, 2026

Yet it was not clear why redress for violating the Constitution should be dependent on Congress passing a statute.

From Slate ● Nov. 10, 2026

“That has got to stop. You don’t want to get a child dependent on holding your hand to fall asleep. What will she do when she wakes up in the middle of the night?”

From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko

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

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 10, 2026

Quarterly premiums will rise from $375 to $390 for one participant, with higher amounts for added dependents.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 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

Predictions that AI would kill half of all white-collar jobs or create a permanent class of unemployed welfare dependents were always far-fetched.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026

“Our dependents are now sixteen. They stand on the precipice of adulthood, and it is now up to them to decide what kind of people they will be.”

From "Divergent" by Veronica Roth


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