dependence

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Throughout history, global dependence on seaborne trade has rendered countries vulnerable to blockades, a form of economic warfare meant to starve an enemy of material and treasure by severing its commercial lifelines.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

A country's economic resilience will depend on a number of factors, the IMF said, including the damage to energy infrastructure, dependence on the Strait of Hormuz and availability of alternative export routes.

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026

"What we're trying to point out in this paper is that you could have a different kind of environmental dependence, even if the annihilation probability is constant in the center of the galaxy," explains Krnjaic.

From Science Daily • Apr. 10, 2026

Some hyperscalers are exploring on-site generation, including small modular nuclear reactors and natural-gas peakers, to reduce grid dependence.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 8, 2026

They did not foresee that by increasing their dependence on a single source of food, they were actually exposing themselves even more to the depredations of drought.

From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari