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as in conditional
determined by something else
our going to the movies tonight is dependent on whether or not we have any money left after we eat out
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as in parasite
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Axios, 16 Sep. 2024
The defense team believed that Nixon’s DOJ wanted the trial to take place on the West Coast in hopes of finding favorable jurors from the aerospace industry, which was heavily dependent on the Defense Department.
—Christopher Goffard, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2024
David Faris, Newsweek, 9 July 2024
Kleinfeld and Sachs downplayed the potential for fraud, saying election officials could establish systems to identify suspicious activity like ones the Internal Revenue Service uses to find people who falsely claim dependents on their tax returns.
—Patrick Marley, Washington Post, 24 July 2024
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Adjective
That hearing is dependent on the government securing an indictment on the charges, the Associated Press reports.
—Axios, 16 Sep. 2024
The defense team believed that Nixon’s DOJ wanted the trial to take place on the West Coast in hopes of finding favorable jurors from the aerospace industry, which was heavily dependent on the Defense Department.
—Christopher Goffard, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2024
Noun
However, those aged 18 to 52 who are able to work and do not have any dependents in their household have often been required to meet the Able-bodied Adult Without Dependents (ABAWD) work requirement as well to specifically get SNAP for more than three months in three years.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 9 July 2024
Kleinfeld and Sachs downplayed the potential for fraud, saying election officials could establish systems to identify suspicious activity like ones the Internal Revenue Service uses to find people who falsely claim dependents on their tax returns.
—Patrick Marley, Washington Post, 24 July 2024
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“Dependent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dependent. Accessed 27 Sep. 2024.
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