dependent
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Switzerland’s economy is dependent on exports, including for its luxury goods and pharmaceuticals, some of which are currently subject to U.S. tariffs.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026
That influence is yielded by access, which is dependent not only on location but also financial means.
From Salon • Jun. 3, 2026
A lopsided rally has left the market dangerously dependent on hot tech and AI-linked names.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 2, 2026
But the collieries were privatised in 1921, and the new owners of the mines halved workers' wages - leaving many miners and their families dependent on soup kitchens.
From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026
Finally, the same pattern of an abrupt start of food production dependent on domesticates from elsewhere, and an abrupt and massive population replacement, seems to have repeated itself in many areas in the prehistoric era.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
Vocabulary lists containing dependent
The SAT: Multiple-Meaning Words, List 8
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The New SAT: Multiple-Meaning Words
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The ACT Reading Test: Multiple-Meaning Words, List 8
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