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dependent

[dih-pen-duhnt] / dɪˈpɛn dənt /




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The most recent note focuses on energy, with Europe highly dependent on imports from increasingly unreliable sources and at relatively high prices.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026

Notice also, however, that this result is heavily dependent on just three years: 1929, 1987 and 2008.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 28, 2026

The survival of dormice is dependent on diverse woodland, species-rich hedgerows and connected habitats that provide year-round food and shelter.

From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026

"Melt season length is much more dependent on atmospheric effects," Boisvert said.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 23, 2026

He didn’t understand the kind of relationship Rufus and I had—how dependent we were on each other.

From "Kindred" by Octavia Butler

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

One morning, we were summoned to the dining-room — the servants, the family, the dependents — and told that there the sole hope of our College awaited us.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party" by M.T. Anderson




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