dependency

Example Sentences

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After she became critically ill in December 2022, the four-year-old spent two weeks on the high dependency ward fighting for her life.

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026

In South Korea, one of the biggest LNG importers, the government is pushing to reduce dependency on fossil-fuel imports with renewables.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

"When that happens, because it is happening, the demand on the service will increase because we'll have to move even more children to a high dependency unit."

From BBC • Mar. 4, 2026

Dubai has been transformed into a major global economic hub through diversification in sectors such as transportation, finance and tourism, to reduce its dependency on fossil fuels.

From Barron's • Mar. 1, 2026

At the rear of the house a brick dependency that may once have been a kitchen.

From "The Road" by Cormac McCarthy