dependency
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ESPN’s direct-to-consumer streaming service, designed to lessen its dependency on declining cable TV revenue, is still in its nascent stage.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026
The film explores conversations around eating disorders, mental health, alcohol dependency and difficult family dynamics.
From BBC ● Jul. 16, 2026
Dementia is the seventh leading cause of death and a major cause of disability and dependency among older people globally.
From Barron's ● Jul. 15, 2026
At the same time, the allies were trying to step back from a decades-old dependency on American technology, military power, and trade, without provoking Washington.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026
According to Florida law, dependency cases are supposed to be brought before the court every six months.
From "Three Little Words: A Memoir" by Ashley Rhodes-Courter
Compared with chemical dependencies, which have been well understood since before the first DSM was compiled in 1952, the framework for describing so-called behavioral addictions is extremely new, he and others said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 8, 2026
But Beijing is trying to address those dependencies and produce those goods.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 4, 2026
Central banks are diversifying their currency reserves, and the development of alternative payment corridors that reduce dependencies on the U.S. dollar are expanding.
From Barron's ● Mar. 4, 2026
Both Crown dependencies have set residency requirements for eligibility - 12 months for Jersey and five years for the Isle of Man.
From BBC ● Feb. 26, 2026
At Monticello, several enslaved servants lived in underground rooms with stone walls and brick floors, near the dependencies beneath the first floor of the main house.
From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis
