dependence
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India's heavy dependence on gas - across industry, transport and households - leaves factory towns like Firozabad particularly exposed to supply shocks.
From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026
High oil prices strengthen the case for renewable energy and reduce dependence on volatile supply routes.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 26, 2026
In a new investment outlook, strategists at BlackRock compared the measured performance of major global equity markets with their economies’ dependence on oil and natural-gas imports via the strait.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 22, 2026
Cook also led a shift to Apple making custom chips, ending 20 years of dependence on outside suppliers and gaining more control of its hardware.
From Barron's • Apr. 21, 2026
No matter what suffering they witnessed and how much they suffered themselves, though, the one thing Marina’s aviators could rely on to bring them strength and comfort was their dependence on each other.
From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein
Vocabulary lists containing dependence
Psychological Conditions and Disorders
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Jimmy Carter, Speech from July 15, 1979
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