dependents

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They include most overseas students being restricted from bringing family members to the UK and care workers being restricted from bringing dependents with them.

From BBC • May 21, 2026

A term life policy is designed to financially protect your dependents if you die before they become financially independent.

From MarketWatch • May 6, 2026

That followed an earlier move this week to evacuate dependents in the embassy in Lebanon.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 28, 2026

Embassy staffers and dependents evacuating, airlines suspending service, eyes in Iran warily turning skyward for signs of an attack.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 28, 2026

Fifth, Denman had the money neither to pay us well nor to guarantee a decent sum to our dependents in case something happened to us.

From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer