dependent
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Researchers do not yet know whether this same E-cadherin dependent mechanism operates in adult zebrafish or mice, or in any type of human tissue.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 5, 2026
"Our continued healing is not dependent on this guilty verdict," she said.
From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026
American actuators are also largely dependent on Japanese suppliers of certain gears, with China fielding those companies’ primary competition.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 2, 2026
The Vietnam factory was intended to make the company "less dependent on one single point of manufacturing", chief executive Berta de Pablos-Barbier told AFP.
From Barron's ● Oct. 1, 2026
“I mean close emotionally. Ginny poured her heart out into that diary, she made herself incredibly vulnerable. You’re in trouble if you get too fond of or dependent on the Horcrux.”
From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling
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
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
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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