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dependent

[dih-pen-duhnt] / dɪˈpɛn dənt /




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“Repayment of commercial paper is not dependent on the performance of GTS or Guggenheim more broadly,” it said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026

It is a way of assessing how many children and retired people are dependent on the economic output of the working age population.

From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026

This suggests that the bacteria-inhibiting properties of birch tar were not dependent on one particular production method.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 11, 2026

In Maine, which is among the states most dependent on heating oil, the state’s housing authority, aka MaineHousing, administers the federal Low-Income Energy Assistance Program.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 10, 2026

Hatred of Jews was entrenched in all levels of the tsarist government, and though Jews also served in the military, promotion was dependent upon conversion.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros

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

This is particularly important for households that are supporting dependents, or whose jobs are less secure.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 30, 2026

One morning, we were summoned to the dining-room — the servants, the family, the dependents — and told that there the sole hope of our College awaited us.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party" by M.T. Anderson


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