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[dih-pend] / dɪˈpɛnd /




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Voters who want to vote by mail should not depend too much on the seven-day grace period, Alexander said.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 27, 2026

The vulnerable names are regulated utilities whose growth plans depend on regulators and voters approving higher household bills while the company builds for Big Tech.

From MarketWatch Jul. 27, 2026

People who depend on eel fishing for the bulk of their income are now waiting to hear what support they may get from Stormont.

From BBC Jul. 27, 2026

DUBAI—Saudi Arabia’s vast oil exports increasingly depend on one last narrow exit.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 26, 2026

It is the founding concept of modern social science: David Hume’s theory of the balance of trade and Adam Smith’s conception of the market depend on the concept of a feedback mechanism.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

The right response depends on whether the shock remains concentrated or becomes embedded in the U.S. economy.

From MarketWatch Jul. 28, 2026

The route someone follows depends on the basis of their immigration status and their individual circumstances, including factors such as family life, work, length of residence and private life in the UK.

From BBC Jul. 27, 2026

It depends on the respondent’s mood when asked and even the questions: “Are you happy?” vs.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 26, 2026

The answer depends on a different Middle Eastern country: Iran.

From Slate Jul. 23, 2026

“If I can come again, we are still to have our ball. My father depends on it. Do not forget your engagement.”

From "Emma" by Jane Austen

Long before modern professional police forces, public order depended on watches, constables, alarms, and forms of compelled or expected community response.

From Slate Jul. 27, 2026

Those prosecutions depended on the successful exercise of significant military force and the coercion of involved governments.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 23, 2026

The carrier added that its full-year performance depended on remaining bookings and fuel prices.

From Barron's Jul. 23, 2026

Many earlier studies depended on biochemical techniques that required scientists to break cells open before measuring protein contacts.

From Science Daily Jul. 21, 2026

In many cases, whether you lived free or were sent to prison or were executed depended simply on whether the person who tried you was in the right mood.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein

The government said making the morning-after pill available free from pharmacies would end the "unfair" barriers and postcode lottery some women faced - with access varying dramatically depending on where they live.

From BBC Jul. 28, 2026

I approach people differently depending on where they are.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 28, 2026

This boundary is known as the particle horizon, the cosmological horizon, or the comoving horizon, depending on how stylish you feel in the moment.

From Science Daily Jul. 25, 2026

Mr. Jones describes a freshwater snail that, sensing a predator, instinctively climbs or descends depending on where the perceived threat tends to hunt.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 24, 2026

They brought rain, but depending on the dragon’s temperament, it could be good rain or bad rain.

From Anya and the Dragon by Sofiya Pasternack




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