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seeking a dependable person to look after their summer home in the off-season
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Ferguson chalks up the brand’s success not just to the dependable menu, but to how staff interacts with patrons.
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Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 22 Sep. 2025
Providers like CenturyLink, Frontier, and Kinetic by Windstream still deliver DSL across multiple states, offering dependable connections at lower price points.
—Roxanne Downer, USA Today, 22 Sep. 2025
Elijah Craig is known as being an affordable and dependable bourbon brand.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 21 Sep. 2025
Its running game, which has historically been solid and dependable, has been anemic.
—Robert Marvi, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Sep. 2025
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Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 22 Sep. 2025
Providers like CenturyLink, Frontier, and Kinetic by Windstream still deliver DSL across multiple states, offering dependable connections at lower price points.
—Roxanne Downer, USA Today, 22 Sep. 2025
Elijah Craig is known as being an affordable and dependable bourbon brand.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 21 Sep. 2025
Its running game, which has historically been solid and dependable, has been anemic.
—Robert Marvi, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Sep. 2025
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“Dependable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dependable. Accessed 23 Sep. 2025.
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dependable
adjective
de·pend·able
di-ˈpen-də-bəl 
: capable of being depended on : trustworthy, reliable
a dependable car
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