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depend

[dih-pend] / dɪˈpɛnd /




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“These are children, seniors, veterans and individuals with disabilities whose independence and quality of life depend on these services every single day.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

Millions of Americans depend on Social Security for some, if not all, of their retirement income.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 8, 2026

A more precise model of color perception could have wide value in fields that depend on accurate color, including photography, video, visualization, and related technologies.

From Science Daily • Jun. 7, 2026

And the power of empires, which depend on free trade, is threatened.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

She had come to depend on the cooing sounds, the lip-smacking, the sudden shrieking panics.

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer




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