dependency

Example Sentences

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In South Korea, one of the biggest LNG importers, the government is pushing to reduce dependency on fossil-fuel imports with renewables.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

We are defending our people, protecting regional stability and global prosperity, and demonstrating that real alliances are built on cooperation and contribution, not dependency.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026

The turn from smartphone dependency to AI is a shrewd one.

From Barron's • Mar. 20, 2026

"When that happens, because it is happening, the demand on the service will increase because we'll have to move even more children to a high dependency unit."

From BBC • Mar. 4, 2026

There were men who were forced to take advantage of this system of substitute-hiring because of serious illness in the home or the dependency of motherless children.

From "Across Five Aprils" by Irene Hunt