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dependent

[dih-pen-duhnt] / dɪˈpɛn dənt /




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“Repayment of commercial paper is not dependent on the performance of GTS or Guggenheim more broadly,” it said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026

He said MI5's successes in identifying and expelling Russian spies from the UK had left the Kremlin dependent on paying proxies for attempted attacks.

From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026

This suggests that the bacteria-inhibiting properties of birch tar were not dependent on one particular production method.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 11, 2026

In Maine, which is among the states most dependent on heating oil, the state’s housing authority, aka MaineHousing, administers the federal Low-Income Energy Assistance Program.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 10, 2026

I was brought up a dependent; educated in a charitable institution.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë

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

Finally, I would like to understand whether marriage or having eligible dependents would materially increase my VA benefits.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 8, 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

“Our dependents are now sixteen. They stand on the precipice of adulthood, and it is now up to them to decide what kind of people they will be.”

From "Divergent" by Veronica Roth


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