dependences

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Here, though, the men’s relationship, with its kindness, virtues and mutual dependences, also offers a vision of an American dream not yet wholly corrupted by unbridled self-interest.

From New York Times • Sep. 26, 2019

Homes of American Statesmen":307 "His home was usually filled with friends, its dependences with their retinue and horses.

From Historic Shrines of America Being the Story of One Hundred and Twenty Historic Buildings and the Pioneers Who Made Them Notable by Faris, John T. (John Thomson)

But yet it is less danger, to have an ambitious man stirring in business, than great in dependences.

From The Essays of Francis Bacon by Bacon, Francis

She gave nearly as much milk as the other two, and had been one of the main dependences of the family.

From The Young Miner or Tom Nelson in California by Alger, Horatio

Claims made by their pride and their self-respect, and their weaknesses and dependences.

From The Research Magnificent by Wells, H. G. (Herbert George)