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dependent

[dih-pen-duhnt] / dɪˈpɛn dənt /




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"Our continued healing is not dependent on this guilty verdict," she said.

From BBC ● 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

Chabria: Hilton points out the obvious — this state is economically dependent on the tech industry, especially AI, for our economy.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

Fading investor momentum has left quant funds as the stock market’s main support, and that leaves a year-end rally highly dependent on oil prices, according to Barclays.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 30, 2026

This mosquito is almost entirely dependent on humans for its breeding areas—the still water found in water barrels, cisterns, canals, ponds, sewers, gutters, and outhouses.

From "An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793" by Jim Murphy

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

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

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

“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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