- plural of dependent.
dependents
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There was just one hitch: The law applied only to employees of fully insured large companies plus CalPERS — potentially reaching roughly 9 million Californians, including workers, spouses and dependents, according to a legislative analysis.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2026
During the Covid pandemic, Congress approved payouts to income-eligible tax filers and their dependents only, a narrower approach that would lower the cost further.
From Barron's ● Sep. 10, 2026
Created in the early 1990s, private-placement life insurance takes advantage of tax-code provisions intended to encourage people to provide for their dependents using life insurance.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 30, 2026
Union workers at the Social Security Administration want the agency to add 20,000 more employees and expand its budget to better serve 75 million retired workers and dependents and people with disabilities.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 20, 2026
At the end of September, Lemos found the burden of caring for all of these dependents overwhelming, and, reluctantly and tearfully, she placed four of her children in the nearby Half-Orphan Asylum.
From "The Great Fire" by Jim Murphy
