dependent
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Ukraine also remains heavily dependent on foreign air defence systems for missile interception.
From BBC • May 25, 2026
This approach is heavily dependent on dry climates, flat terrain, and vast stretches of land, making it practical only in select places such as Chile's Atacama Desert and parts of Nevada.
From Science Daily • May 23, 2026
A phaseout might be better for Israel—in the same way the phaseout of U.S. economic aid between 1996 and 2006 strengthened Israel’s economy, by making it less dependent on American aid.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
Rising fuel prices have caused widespread pain, with protests erupting in Kenya, which like many African countries is dependent on imports from the Gulf and where the public transport system has ground to a halt.
From Barron's • May 20, 2026
As a national black leader, Booker T. Washington, put it, the southern way of life was dependent on “the Negro and the mule.”
From "A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919" by Claire Hartfield
Vocabulary lists containing dependent
The SAT: Multiple-Meaning Words, List 8
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The ACT Reading Test: Multiple-Meaning Words, List 8
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