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dependence

[dih-pen-duhns] / dɪˈpɛn dəns /


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Carney is set to leave Tuesday for China, as the Canadian leader works toward diversifying Canada’s export markets and reduce its dependence on exports to the U.S. to drive growth.

From The Wall Street Journal

Despite this dependence, the report points to growing "donor fatigue."

From Science Daily

Pankaj Chadha, chairman of the Engineering Export Promotion Council, said diversification had become a necessity to lessen dependence on the "biggest and the most lucrative" market.

From Barron's

Meanwhile, Nvidia's biggest customers -- Google, Amazon, and Microsoft -- are increasingly developing their own chips to reduce their dependence on the company.

From Barron's

The most interesting competitive dynamic sits further out in time, and it intersects with Canada’s own efforts to reduce its dependence on the U.S. oil market.

From Barron's