dependence
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But in 2009, at the same time she was visiting Epstein in jail, she appears to have begun to lessen her financial dependence on him, by taking to the air.
From BBC • May 19, 2026
Furthermore, Carney is pushing for the construction of new trade corridors and the development of resources to restore economic resilience and reduce dependence on trade with the U.S. to restore growth.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026
The agenda exposes the mutual dependence of the two rival superpowers, marked by distrust but driven by a quest for cooperation and stability.
From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026
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 generation after Galileo had to acknowledge its dependence on Evidence-Indices and so, willy-nilly, it had to adopt the virtues of the judiciary.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
Vocabulary lists containing dependence
Psychological Conditions and Disorders
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Psychology
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Jimmy Carter, Speech from July 15, 1979
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