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dependent

[dih-pen-duhnt] / dɪˈpɛn dənt /




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In recent weeks, professional money managers have grappled with a punishing bond selloff, rising fuel costs and a stock-market rally that is increasingly dependent on a handful of tech stocks.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2026

"We have been extremely dependent on US technology solutions, Microsoft or systems related to Microsoft," acting chief prosecutor Mame Mandiaye Niang told AFP in a recent interview.

From Barron's ● 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

And I don’t want to become dependent on my children.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 8, 2026

Moreover, both music aptitude and music achievement are dependent on audiation; i.e., our music learning potentials and our music learning achievements are based on our music thinking.

From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin

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

Finally, I would like to understand whether marriage or having eligible dependents would materially increase my VA benefits.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 8, 2026

Created in the early 1990s, private-placement life insurance takes advantage of tax-code provisions intended to encourage people to provide for their dependents using life insurance.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 30, 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




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