dependence

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The ChatGPT developer got its biggest backing from Amazon.com as it looks to lessen its dependence on Microsoft.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

“While we are necessarily moving forward together because of our mutual dependence, each side distrusts the other side’s long-term intentions,” he told me.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

Wilson acknowledged a greater risk to international markets, owing to their heavy dependence on imported energy.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 30, 2026

Defending this approach as "pragmatic", Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson told the BBC the UK needed to move away from its dependence on fossil fuels and invest more in home-grown energy.

From BBC • Mar. 29, 2026

It was also that I had developed a dependence on him for needing me.

From "Silent To The Bone" by E.L. Konigsburg