dependent
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Many low-income countries in Africa are dependent on overseas development assistance for 90 percent of their HIV response, the report said.
From Barron's ● Jul. 27, 2026
Landlocked Switzerland’s economy is highly dependent on exports, including its luxury watches, pharmaceuticals and high-tech machinery.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
The new formula to determine these investment prices will be less dependent on swings in stock markets.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 22, 2026
“Everything is dependent on the mood of one man,” Nasr said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2026
Yet our culture is as dependent on facts as it is on gasoline.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
Even after leaving dependents behind, the Ten Thousand were chronically short of food, and their efforts to feed themselves becomes one of this book’s driving themes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026
Household expenses vary greatly by size, and the amount of emergency reserves needed may look different, depending on how many incomes there are, how secure their jobs are and whether there are dependents.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 2, 2026
Stringent regulations for some visa applicants — notably those coming to the U.S. to study or for work-study programs and their dependents — have further clouded America’s image as a destination.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 27, 2026
Zalewski said his government was prepared to build infrastructure to house new troops and their dependents so the American units could be permanently stationed in Poland.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 22, 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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