depend on it
Example Sentences
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Among Americans age 65 and older, 40% rely on Social Security for half or more of their income, while about 14% depend on it for 90% or more of their income, according to AARP.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026
All of our lives and liberty, and those of our daughters, nieces, and granddaughters, depend on it.
From Slate • May 5, 2026
Trucks, farm tractors, buses, building site machinery and even shipping depend on it.
From Barron's • Apr. 4, 2026
Researchers at Scripps Research have now identified when and how this backup repair process is triggered, and why some cancer cells depend on it to stay alive.
From Science Daily • Dec. 27, 2025
History did not demand Yossarian’s premature demise, justice could be satisfied without it, progress did not hinge upon it, victory did not depend on it.
From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller
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