dependents

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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

If you have no dependents and don’t plan to leave an inheritance, permanent life insurance is usually unnecessary.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 20, 2026

Australia instructed the dependents of diplomats in Israel and Lebanon to leave and offered voluntary evacuations for diplomats’ families in Jordan, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026

There were 261,112 people granted access through the visas in the past year – including applicants and dependents – which is almost 30% lower than the previous year, where the figure stood at 368,139.

From BBC • Feb. 26, 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