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“With so much business investment and consumer spending dependent on exuberance about AI, any disappointments could sap the current economic momentum and expose the negative impact of tariffs, immigration restrictions, and other policies,” she said.

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"We don't want to be wholly dependent on communist-controlled state enterprises," Paxton said, alluding to China.

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"West Virginia is a poor state and dependent on federal jobs and handouts. The pain to the elderly, the disabled and to children could be catastrophic. "

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But because the results can be pretty close, and the calculus is so dependent on an individual’s circumstances and views, buying a home isn’t the clear-cut path to wealth that it once was.

Local authorities have a legal duty to help eligible people who are homeless and provide temporary accommodation for families with dependents.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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