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“Whether we do more or stay at the new level will be dependent on incoming data,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 16, 2026

“The global market will be dependent on trade barriers.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

"If we do not scale capacity, the problem doesn't get solved. We'll still be dependent on China - and China will scale," Ms Mukherjee explains.

From BBC • Jan. 15, 2026

US officials added that any future aid would be "dependent on the Somali Federal Government taking accountability" and remediating the matter.

From Barron's • Jan. 8, 2026

She did not appear to be dependent on her students.

From "The Great Gilly Hopkins" by Katherine Paterson




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