dependent
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“We are keeping that promise. Canada is becoming stronger and less dependent on America.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026
The taps installed under a government drinking water scheme had been dry for two years, she said, leaving most of the village's 1,000 residents dependent on a handful of handpumps.
From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026
This is mainly due to concerns about people offering unsuitable foods and birds becoming dependent on humans.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 24, 2026
While France has built a series of reservoirs and diversion channels along its portion of the Rhine to manage the flows, on the German side the river runs freely and is highly dependent on rainfall.
From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 2026
Medieval optics was heavily dependent upon his contribution and he was unquestionably the best example of an experimental scientist before Gilbert.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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
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
I own my home outright, have no children or other dependents, and my closest relatives are my siblings, nieces and nephews.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 24, 2026
The first is the Old-Age and Survivors Insurance trust fund, which pays out benefits to retirees and dependents.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 9, 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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