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

America’s counterparties might be starting to think differently about the risks of dollar dependency.

From Barron's • May 27, 2026

But whatever she was expected to do, she was clearly uncomfortable about her dependency on Epstein.

From BBC • May 19, 2026

The financial dependency on the US has therefore decreased considerably.

From Barron's • May 16, 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