dependence

Example Sentences

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This growing dependence is now seen as a major weakness in the UK food system.

From Science Daily • Apr. 5, 2026

Defending this approach as "pragmatic", Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson told the BBC the UK needed to move away from its dependence on fossil fuels and invest more in home-grown energy.

From BBC • Mar. 29, 2026

“Elon has three businesses that all depend on chips, and he understands that dependence as a single point of failure,” McNeill told me in a follow up email.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 28, 2026

Europe has increased its dependence on US and Qatari LNG after Russia's 2022 invasion of Ukraine.

From Barron's • Mar. 26, 2026

He would not answer his mother’s call, for that would have been a sign of dependence.

From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright