dependent
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If your son is claimed as your dependent, he would be part of your ACA Marketplace “household.”
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 17, 2026
Although Joyce helped him build his empire, her finances are dependent on him.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
Corporate earnings overall have come in stronger than investors anticipated, easing concerns that the market is dependent on a handful of heavy-spending AI firms.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
That parallel evolution may have been crucial because it could have allowed the two lineages to become less dependent on the chemistry of hydrothermal vents and eventually survive as independent cells.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 12, 2026
By Easter Mrs. Caruthers was no longer so dependent on the doctor’s tinctures and she began to spend more and more time awake.
From "Ophie's Ghosts" by Justina Ireland
Even after leaving dependents behind, the Ten Thousand were chronically short of food, and their efforts to feed themselves becomes one of this book’s driving themes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026
Household expenses vary greatly by size, and the amount of emergency reserves needed may look different, depending on how many incomes there are, how secure their jobs are and whether there are dependents.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 2, 2026
Stringent regulations for some visa applicants — notably those coming to the U.S. to study or for work-study programs and their dependents — have further clouded America’s image as a destination.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 27, 2026
Zalewski said his government was prepared to build infrastructure to house new troops and their dependents so the American units could be permanently stationed in Poland.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 22, 2026
“Our dependents are now sixteen. They stand on the precipice of adulthood, and it is now up to them to decide what kind of people they will be.”
From "Divergent" by Veronica Roth
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