dependency

Example Sentences

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This concentration of power risks creating new forms of dependency and social control incompatible with human nature and freedom.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

The financial dependency on the US has therefore decreased considerably.

From Barron's • May 16, 2026

Even that striking number vastly understates the U.S. and allied dependency.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026

The measure was introduced under the Conservative-Liberal Democrat coalition in 2013, with the aim of increasing the incentive to work and reducing long-term dependency on benefits.

From BBC • May 2, 2026

At the rear of the house a brick dependency that may once have been a kitchen.

From "The Road" by Cormac McCarthy