dependent

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The proposal included plans to release 30 adult beavers, likely as 15 pairs, with any additional dependent kits in their family groups, which could take the total up to 50.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

Asia has been hit particularly hard by high oil prices, with fuel rationing in many countries that are heavily dependent on imports, Sparta’s Goh said.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 2, 2026

Much of the region is heavily dependent on oil and gas supplies that are normally shipped through the Strait of Hormuz, which is currently effectively blocked.

From Barron's • Apr. 2, 2026

More than 90% of Cuba’s electricity is normally dependent on oil-based fuel, and hospitals have been hit especially hard as blackouts have worsened.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

Once Pacific peoples spread beyond the range of wool-yielding domestic animals and fiber plant crops and hence of woven clothing, they became dependent on pounded bark “cloth” for their clothing.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond