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dependent

[dih-pen-duhnt] / dɪˈpɛn dənt /




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On its biggest AI projects, BCG is getting paid differently, with more work dependent on achieving certain goals for the client, such as lower costs or higher revenue growth.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

Contrary to the name, German cockroaches originate from South East Asia and are completely dependent on humans for survival in the UK.

From BBC • May 28, 2026

Her son Lewis, now 22, is dependent on a ventilator, as well as humidifiers, suction machines and oxygen concentrators, to keep him alive, after falling seriously ill as a toddler.

From BBC • May 27, 2026

Inside cells, MK-4 levels rose in a concentration dependent way.

From Science Daily • May 27, 2026

Prisons would have to be closed across America, an event that would likely inspire panic in rural communities that have become dependent on prisons for jobs and economic growth.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander




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