dependence
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This growing dependence is now seen as a major weakness in the UK food system.
From Science Daily • Apr. 5, 2026
Although a major oil and gas producer, Iran sought to revive the project in the late 1980s to diversify its energy resources and reduce its dependence on fossil fuels for domestic consumption.
From Barron's • Apr. 4, 2026
Private-credit funds say software companies that serve other sectors, such as healthcare, should be reported in those buckets because of their dependence on the industries.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026
Wilson acknowledged a greater risk to international markets, owing to their heavy dependence on imported energy.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 30, 2026
In Montaigne’s case this resulted in a peculiar emphasis on the subjectivity of what we know, its dependence on our personal experience.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
Vocabulary lists containing dependence
Psychological Conditions and Disorders
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Psychology
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Jimmy Carter, Speech from July 15, 1979
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