dependence
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High oil prices strengthen the case for renewable energy and reduce dependence on volatile supply routes.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 26, 2026
Its dependence on fuel imports will continue to rise from 74 million tonnes in 2023 to 86 million tonnes in 2040, said the report by the pan-African finance institution.
From Barron's • Apr. 23, 2026
In a new investment outlook, strategists at BlackRock compared the measured performance of major global equity markets with their economies’ dependence on oil and natural-gas imports via the strait.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 22, 2026
Beijing may think it has alternatives in pipelines it has financed across Kazakhstan and Myanmar specifically to reduce dependence on the Gulf.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026
I suppose it is his dependence upon me that has made me bold at last.
From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier
Vocabulary lists containing dependence
Psychological Conditions and Disorders
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Jimmy Carter, Speech from July 15, 1979
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