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Brazil’s coffee-growing monoculture left much of the country dependent on imported food, particularly white flour from the slave-worked mills of Richmond, which in turn encouraged the development of new capital-intensive wheat plantations in Virginia.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

Much of the region is heavily dependent on oil and gas supplies that are normally shipped through the Strait of Hormuz, which is currently effectively blocked.

From Barron's • Apr. 2, 2026

The launch is ultimately dependent on the weather.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

A finding of undue influence can invalidate a will or trust if your grandmother was pressured, manipulated or dependent on your mother.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 30, 2026

Also like the Colts, the bread and butter of many Packingtown policemen was dependent on a good word from Frank Ragen or one of his cronies.

From "A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919" by Claire Hartfield