dependent
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River Farmers’ Market is dependent on how the city’s gondola project develops, which would dominate the park and destroy dozens of trees with a gondola to and from Dodger Stadium.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026
Inflation rose further above the ECB’s target, with the future path of price rises heavily dependent on the development of the conflict in the Middle East.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 1, 2026
India has enthusiastically adopted AI but has yet to produce globally competitive models and remains dependent on imported advanced semiconductors.
From Barron's ● Jul. 31, 2026
The semiconductor companies are dependent on hyperscaler spending.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 28, 2026
It looked almost as dependent as a human being for some acknowledgment of its existence.
From "Franny and Zooey" by J. D. Salinger
Having alienated even his most obsequious dependents, Nero fled the city and killed himself in A.D.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 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
Household expenses vary greatly by size, and the amount of emergency reserves needed may look different, depending on how many incomes there are, how secure their jobs are and whether there are dependents.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 2, 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
“Our dependents are now sixteen. They stand on the precipice of adulthood, and it is now up to them to decide what kind of people they will be.”
From "Divergent" by Veronica Roth
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