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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

A high-rate environment would create difficult conditions for the capital-intensive AI boom, which has become increasingly dependent on borrowed money.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 14, 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

I was sullen and dependent on my mother's sole attention, tender-hearted, and whiney: the classic temperament of the artist but without anything to show for my bad character.

From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez

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

He didn’t mind the risk because he has ample savings, no dependents and a second income stream as a restaurant investor.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 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

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

One morning, we were summoned to the dining-room — the servants, the family, the dependents — and told that there the sole hope of our College awaited us.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party" by M.T. Anderson


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