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dependence

[dih-pen-duhns] / dɪˈpɛn dəns /


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Analysts and policymakers have long warned that Canada’s dependence on the U.S. market could be a liability and they have encouraged diversification.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

For small businesses caught in the middle, deeper dependence on Amazon’s logistics means rising fees, with no leverage to push back.

From Salon • May 27, 2026

According to the study, dependence on fossil fuels has temporarily hidden the effects of ecological overshoot by supporting food production, industrial growth, and energy supplies.

From Science Daily • May 27, 2026

The report, however, highlights the vast amount of not only capital, but also skilled workers and infrastructure still needed to reduce U.S. dependence on imports for such products.

From Barron's • May 26, 2026

This reproach of my dependence had become a vague sing-song in my ear: very painful and crushing, but only half intelligible.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë




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