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[dih-pen-duhnt] / dɪˈpɛn dənt /




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Wall texts remind us that the equipment and materials photographers use for their craft are all dependent on mining of one sort or another.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 22, 2026

The new formula to determine these investment prices will be less dependent on swings in stock markets.

From MarketWatch Jul. 22, 2026

Nauru, which was a dependent territory of Australia until independence in 1968, was heavily mined in the late 20th Century.

From BBC Jul. 21, 2026

Providing a patient with additional vials of antivenom is dependent on several factors that include the swelling of the bite area, the patient’s pain level and blood work results, Vohra said.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 21, 2026

Gregor thought of his grandma, who was old and dependent on the kindness of stronger people now.

From "Gregor the Overlander" by Suzanne Collins

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

The Social Security Disability Insurance program, on the other hand, is a federal, payroll-tax-funded insurance program that provides cash benefits to disabled workers and their eligible dependents.

From MarketWatch Apr. 30, 2026

Fifth, Denman had the money neither to pay us well nor to guarantee a decent sum to our dependents in case something happened to us.

From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer




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