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depend

[dih-pend] / dɪˈpɛnd /




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Many cannot receive certain vaccines and depend on high community vaccination for protection.

From Salon • Apr. 22, 2026

Starlink is an incredible franchise, but an IPO valuation of up to $2 trillion will depend on Elon Musk convincing the analysts that AI data centers in space will be a thing.

From Barron's • Apr. 21, 2026

The Affordable Food Shop in Okehampton, Devon, also allowed people who would normally depend on the town's food bank to choose items for free using credit vouchers, rather than relying on pre‑packed parcels, bosses said.

From BBC • Apr. 21, 2026

Yet, investigators say the group now doesn’t depend on any single leader.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026

Given the abundance of evidence against Hale and Ramsey, White believed that the verdict would depend, in large part, on whether the witnesses and the jury became tainted.

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann




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