dependent
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A strategy dependent on ever-increasing complexity and labor is a failure of imagination.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026
Moreover, in 1973, the U.S. was highly dependent on energy imports — and quite vulnerable to price inflation due to an oil embargo.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 17, 2026
Finding work is often dependent on references from previous jobs, so maintaining good relationships with employers, as well as the contractors who supply farm labor, is a matter of survival, they said.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026
Refineries in other major exporting countries, such as Korea, India and China were themselves highly dependent on crude oil imports from the Middle East.
From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026
His physical disabilities alone would have ensured his dependent role; for his skin was unable to stand the sun, and the light affected his eyes.
From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya
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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