depend on
Example Sentences
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The existing system fails to properly reward athletes whose talents and dedication provide the entertainment that sports bodies depend on to generate revenue.
From BBC • May 20, 2026
Nearly 30 million students depend on school lunches at nearly 100,000 schools nationwide.
From MarketWatch • May 20, 2026
Webb, the former Redondo Beach city attorney, said the L.A. mayor could implement such a diversion program but only in concert with the city attorney, and then its success would depend on providing services.
From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026
"But that neutrality means they barely interact with their environment, making them bad at the sort of signal-switching logic that computers depend on."
From Science Daily • May 19, 2026
“Mathematics is nothing if it isn’t correct! Men’s lives depend on those figures!”
From "Carry On, Mr. Bowditch" by Jean Lee Latham
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