dependence
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Evidence from Europe shows that offshore wind can also reduce electricity costs for consumers by lowering wholesale prices and reducing dependence on fossil fuels and their volatile prices.
From Salon • May 9, 2026
"Trump appears focused on preserving this truce and using the time to build insulation against dependence on China for key inputs," Ryan Hass of the Brookings Institution said.
From Barron's • May 8, 2026
By ramping up purchases from the Americas and Africa, South Korea slashed its dependence on Middle East crude from 69% to 56% in a single month.
From MarketWatch • May 7, 2026
A low dependence on Middle East oil has insulated Latin America’s largest economy from higher prices better than most.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 3, 2026
It was this dependence that made Aedes aegypti the perfect creature to carry yellow fever into Philadelphia in 1793.
From "An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793" by Jim Murphy
Vocabulary lists containing dependence
Psychological Conditions and Disorders
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Jimmy Carter, Speech from July 15, 1979
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