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The sudden decline of one of their most dependable weapons was hardly Baltimore’s only problem.

Robots depend on powerful motors to provide balance, but they’re not dependable except in carefully curated environments such as laboratories.

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In the noughties, excited children waited outside bookshops for midnight launches of the latest Harry Potter adventure, while tennis fans camping overnight in the hope of getting into Wimbledon is a dependable sight every year.

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Roberts was loudly booed when he walked to the mound to replace Wrobleski, but how could anyone blame the manager for deploying the hard-throwing left-hander, who was one of the team’s most dependable relievers?

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I can’t explain why this breezy comic caper is such a dependable midnight snack for me.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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