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dependent

[dih-pen-duhnt] / dɪˈpɛn dənt /




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Notice also, however, that this result is heavily dependent on just three years: 1929, 1987 and 2008.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 28, 2026

This suggests that even the oldest known eukaryotes that lived on Earth 1.7 to 1.4 billion years ago were dependent on oxygen.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 27, 2026

Pilots can earn fortunes in a single month, but are often dependent on one airline for their entire careers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026

Several categories of residents will be prioritised for aid, including those with dependent children, those with disabilities, pensioners, carers, those at risk of homelessness and victims of domestic abuse.

From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026

As a national black leader, Booker T. Washington, put it, the southern way of life was dependent on “the Negro and the mule.”

From "A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919" by Claire Hartfield

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

Predictions that AI would kill half of all white-collar jobs or create a permanent class of unemployed welfare dependents were always far-fetched.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026

The Social Security Disability Insurance program, meanwhile, provides cash benefits to disabled workers and their eligible dependents.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 31, 2026

One morning, we were summoned to the dining-room — the servants, the family, the dependents — and told that there the sole hope of our College awaited us.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party" by M.T. Anderson




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