dependent
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A shutdown of Black Sea shipping would leave Ukraine dependent on river, rail and road routes, but the capacity of such alternatives is limited.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
As an incarcerated person, you find that your life rests entirely in the hands of prison employees; you are completely dependent on them to hear your pleas and take immediate, lifesaving action.
From Slate ● Aug. 11, 2026
Many locations will exceed their heatwave threshold of 25 to 28C – dependent on location – for the first day.
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026
As Professor Mitchell puts it: "The connections between dogs on the one paw and people dependent on wild plant and animal resources on the other are ancient, diverse, and profound."
From Science Daily ● Aug. 10, 2026
We have found no freshwater springs nearby, and so we are still dependent on the river for water.
From "Blood on the River" by Elisa Carbone
Even after leaving dependents behind, the Ten Thousand were chronically short of food, and their efforts to feed themselves becomes one of this book’s driving themes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026
The SSA, which handles benefits for more than 75 million retirees, people with disabilities and dependents, said it made sweeping productivity gains.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 14, 2026
Stringent regulations for some visa applicants — notably those coming to the U.S. to study or for work-study programs and their dependents — have further clouded America’s image as a destination.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 27, 2026
Zalewski said his government was prepared to build infrastructure to house new troops and their dependents so the American units could be permanently stationed in Poland.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 22, 2026
Fifth, Denman had the money neither to pay us well nor to guarantee a decent sum to our dependents in case something happened to us.
From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer
Vocabulary lists containing dependent
The SAT: Multiple-Meaning Words, List 8
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