dependency

Example Sentences

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Reducing the global economy’s dependency on the Strait of Hormuz will be challenging, too.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

Fido becomes at first a default, then a dependency.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

The financial dependency on the US has therefore decreased considerably.

From Barron's • May 16, 2026

The measure was introduced under the Conservative-Liberal Democrat coalition in 2013, with the aim of increasing the incentive to work and reducing long-term dependency on benefits.

From BBC • May 2, 2026

It is hard to take a captive panda—one that’s been dependent on humans its whole life—erase that dependency, and replace it with an unfamiliar self-sufficiency.

From "Camp Panda" by Catherine Thimmesh