dependence

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Evidence from Europe shows that offshore wind can also reduce electricity costs for consumers by lowering wholesale prices and reducing dependence on fossil fuels and their volatile prices.

From Salon • May 9, 2026

The U.S. government is eager to reduce America’s dependence on China, which controls some 85% of global rare-earth processing capacity.

From Barron's • May 7, 2026

While the new model was trained on Nvidia’s high-end chips, DeepSeek worked closely with Huawei and other domestic chip providers, signaling a pivot away from dependence on the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026

While Váradi said Europe's dependence on jet fuel supplies from the Middle East was "kind of crazy" and needed to be addressed, he believed summer disruption fears have been overplayed.

From BBC • Apr. 27, 2026

No matter what suffering they witnessed and how much they suffered themselves, though, the one thing Marina’s aviators could rely on to bring them strength and comfort was their dependence on each other.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein