depended
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But the pleasure depended on a temporary arrangement, one in which somebody else’s home had been made available for my enjoyment, and in which I understood that eventually I’d have to hand it back.
From Salon ● Oct. 28, 2026
For Wilson, popular sovereignty could not be boiled down simply to direct elections and legislation; it depended also on institutions that were republican but not strictly democratic.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026
In recent years, Arizona has depended on the Colorado River for 36% of its water.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026
The southern Bouches-du-Rhone department said it planned to rebuild the school, but the project depended on securing additional land from the city of Marseille, with discussions ongoing for years.
From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026
In the post-Columbus, post-Galilean world no one could dispute that important discoveries depended solely on the corroboration of eyewitnesses.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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