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dependent

[dih-pen-duhnt] / dɪˈpɛn dənt /




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This suggests that the bacteria-inhibiting properties of birch tar were not dependent on one particular production method.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 11, 2026

While OpenAI had primarily relied on Nvidia chips through its partnership with Microsoft, Brown and Anthropic’s co-founders sought to work with other companies to make the company less dependent on a single supplier.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

When we returned to Los Angeles, I dreaded becoming dependent on a car for everything.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026

The humanitarian crisis caused by the war has left most of the nation's population dependent on aid.

From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026

A rainstorm briefly caused the streams to flow, but now she was dependent on the few pockets of water that hadn’t dried up.

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer

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

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

The mother, Yadira, applied for asylum and listed Wilber, who was 15 at the time, and his younger sister, as dependents of her case.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2026

At the end of September, Lemos found the burden of caring for all of these dependents overwhelming, and, reluctantly and tearfully, she placed four of her children in the nearby Half-Orphan Asylum.

From "The Great Fire" by Jim Murphy




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