dependent
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A dramatic tightening of Sweden's migration policy has sparked concern in a healthcare sector that is ever more dependent on immigrants, professionals warned ahead of a general election on Sunday.
From Barron's ● Sep. 9, 2026
The lobster industry in both Canada and the US are heavily dependent on the other, with American-caught lobster often sent to north to be processed before it is shipped back to the US and sold.
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026
However, the home was still in the contingency phase, meaning an offer was accepted and the sale was dependent on certain conditions being met.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 8, 2026
Greenland’s economy is dependent on subsidies to sustain its population of roughly 56,000 people.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 7, 2026
So well-designed research studies will have clearly defined variables—independent, dependent, and controlled—that help scientists identify what’s changing and what’s causing the change.
From "The Thing About Jellyfish" by Ali Benjamin
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
I live in California, am single with no children or dependents, rent rather than own, have no mortgage, and am in the 24% federal tax bracket.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 8, 2026
Having alienated even his most obsequious dependents, Nero fled the city and killed himself in A.D.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
The mother, Yadira, applied for asylum and listed Wilber, who was 15 at the time, and his younger sister, as dependents of her case.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2026
Fifth, Denman had the money neither to pay us well nor to guarantee a decent sum to our dependents in case something happened to us.
From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer
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The SAT: Multiple-Meaning Words, List 8
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