dependence
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He has said that this new strategy will not only save countless lives, but also reform the aid sector and reduce dependence on U.S. funding.
From Salon • Jun. 23, 2026
The digital euro is "a chance to end a dependence we have lived with for too long".
From Barron's • Jun. 23, 2026
Find insight on Informa, SpaceX, Europe’s dependence on American AI companies and more in the latest Market Talks covering technology, media and telecom.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 20, 2026
For her, a man paying on a first date is not about dependence or inequality but "effort and keeping some traditional gestures alive in modern dating".
From BBC • Jun. 18, 2026
They did not foresee that by increasing their dependence on a single source of food, they were actually exposing themselves even more to the depredations of drought.
From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari
Vocabulary lists containing dependence
Psychological Conditions and Disorders
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Jimmy Carter, Speech from July 15, 1979
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