dependence
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The loan was a massive financial commitment from the Pentagon in its effort to fund companies that could help the U.S. reduce dependence on China’s critical mineral supply chains.
From Salon • May 31, 2026
I think AI and the pressure that it’s putting on young people makes the sort of extended dependence on families—that has been going on for a couple of decades now—in some ways more explicit.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 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
As the Iran war persists and economic pressure mounts, the reality of global dependence on key waterways—and the supply chains that rely on their safety and openness—is setting in.
From Barron's • May 22, 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
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Jimmy Carter, Speech from July 15, 1979
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