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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

More than 90% of Cuba’s electricity is normally dependent on oil-based fuel, and hospitals have been hit especially hard as blackouts have worsened.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

The Iranian war has precipitated a crisis for South Korea’s economy because it is so heavily dependent on energy imports.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 31, 2026

Human babies are helpless, dependent for many years on their elders for sustenance, protection and education.

From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari