dependent
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China’s success in diversifying into renewables, nuclear and coal, and building its strategic petroleum reserve helped it weather the Iran war better than South Korea and other countries more dependent on Middle East oil.
From Barron's • Jun. 23, 2026
In the future, the hope is that new patients will eventually be given a personalised combination of those drugs and will never have to become dependent on insulin therapy.
From BBC • Jun. 22, 2026
“Hence both consumption and investment are dependent on the AI ‘bubble’ not bursting,” he said.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 21, 2026
Between them sits a shrinking field of competitors, many of whom are financially weaker, structurally disadvantaged or dependent on access to platforms they do not control.
From Salon • Jun. 21, 2026
We were utterly dependent on this man, who was not only deluded and ignorant, but incompetent in every way.
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
Vocabulary lists containing dependent
The SAT: Multiple-Meaning Words, List 8
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The New SAT: Multiple-Meaning Words
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The ACT Reading Test: Multiple-Meaning Words, List 8
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