dependent
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The “VA Aid & Attendance Benefit” provides tax-free payments to some veterans, their dependent spouses, or surviving spouses.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 13, 2026
Rather than being entirely dependent on water delivered from elsewhere in the solar system, the growing planet may have possessed the ingredients needed to manufacture water through its own chemical reactions.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 12, 2026
"We are hugely dependent and these vegetables are coming from really vulnerable parts of the world like south Europe and north Africa - the areas most prone to drought, fires, and overheating," said Fisher.
From BBC ● Nov. 11, 2026
The moment underscored how dependent we become on the kindness of strangers when we travel.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 11, 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
Quarterly premiums will rise from $375 to $390 for one participant, with higher amounts for added dependents.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 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
The Social Security Disability Insurance program, meanwhile, provides cash benefits to disabled workers and their eligible dependents.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 31, 2026
“Yeah, Dad, the Marine Corps spares no expense on those I.D. photographs. It must cost them at least a nickel for every million dependents they take pictures of,” Ben said.
From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy
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