dependence
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It is a continued dependence on fossil fuels.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 25, 2026
The move aims to reduce OpenAI’s dependence on Nvidia and lower costs, aligning with peers like Alphabet and Amazon.
From Barron's • Jun. 24, 2026
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
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
The water stood in my eyes to hear this avowal of his dependence; just as if a royal eagle, chained to a perch, should be forced to entreat a sparrow to become its purveyor.
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
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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