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Recent Examples of depend
Its success depends on presence, judgment and empathy, including the ability to recognize when something feels off.
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Heather Madden, Boston Herald, 11 Feb. 2026
Dress them up or down depending on the occasion, but my favorite way to sport them is with a simple white tee, boyfriend blazer, and tapered pair of light-wash denim.
—Lane Nieset, Travel + Leisure, 11 Feb. 2026
Roses can have a short vase life, depending on the variety, and their delicate petals usually begin to drop off within several days.
—Peg Aloi, The Spruce, 11 Feb. 2026
Full retirement age depends on your birth year.
—Dante Motley, Austin American Statesman, 11 Feb. 2026
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Heather Madden, Boston Herald, 11 Feb. 2026
Dress them up or down depending on the occasion, but my favorite way to sport them is with a simple white tee, boyfriend blazer, and tapered pair of light-wash denim.
—Lane Nieset, Travel + Leisure, 11 Feb. 2026
Roses can have a short vase life, depending on the variety, and their delicate petals usually begin to drop off within several days.
—Peg Aloi, The Spruce, 11 Feb. 2026
Full retirement age depends on your birth year.
—Dante Motley, Austin American Statesman, 11 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for depend
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The courts have granted exceptions to search without a search warrant and each specific incident should be reviewed based on its facts.—
Matthew Cupelli,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
9 Feb. 2026
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What follows is a closer look at these similarities and differences, based largely on the frequent national polling that Marquette has done.—
Craig Gilbert,
jsonline.com,
9 Feb. 2026
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Beijing, which held the 2022 Winter Olympics, relied almost entirely on snowmaking.—
Laura Paddison,
CNN Money,
10 Feb. 2026
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Locking that feature risks alienating casual users who rely on free access.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Feb. 2026
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Will this race and the other changes create an opportunity for NASCAR to turn the page on its difficult 2025?—
Jeff Gluck,
New York Times,
9 Feb. 2026
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The new food pyramid has turned things upside down.—
Madeline Holcombe,
CNN Money,
9 Feb. 2026
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Contributions from governments and nonprofits will not count toward the limit, per the IRS guidance.—
Jeanne Sahadi,
CNN Money,
9 Feb. 2026
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Still, no one counted her out even then.—
ANDREW DAMPF,
Arkansas Online,
9 Feb. 2026
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The forum’s closing session was led by behavioural expert Lee Warren who said that commercial success will hinge not just on data, but on understanding how travellers make decisions in high‑stress, time‑sensitive environments.—
Kevin Rozario,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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The animating drama of the documentary doesn’t hinge just on whether Honnold will emerge from climbing El Cap with life and limb intact but, also, on whether documenting his ascent is even appropriate—a question that members of the film crew, who are all climbers themselves, grapple with onscreen.—
Naomi Fry,
New Yorker,
26 Jan. 2026
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A little girl riding a bike with training wheels, notwithstanding her hot pink tutu.—
Ryan Murphy,
IndyStar,
13 Feb. 2026
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Some bus stops are also used as a hub for the distribution of narcotics, with people buying and selling out in the open, in addition to smoking fentanyl or methamphetamines while riding the bus, according to Jacobson.—
Michael Ruiz , Adriana James-Rodil,
FOXNews.com,
13 Feb. 2026
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