dependent
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“Our budget is highly dependent on personal income tax, corporation tax and sales taxes.”
From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026
Rieder also agreed with Warsh’s view that the current Fed is too dependent on backward-looking economic data.
From Barron's • May 1, 2026
You’re steadily adding to your nest egg without being dependent on market timing to find an up day to invest.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 30, 2026
This tactic, like all tactics, is dependent on player quality - which brings us back to the first quote of this piece.
From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026
I glanced at Herbert’s home, and at his character, and at his having no means but such as he was dependent on his father for; those, uncertain and unpunctual.
From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens
Vocabulary lists containing dependent
The SAT: Multiple-Meaning Words, List 8
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The New SAT: Multiple-Meaning Words
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The ACT Reading Test: Multiple-Meaning Words, List 8
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