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seeking a dependable person to look after their summer home in the off-season
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Fix the left tackle situation The Chiefs must acquire a left tackle who can be a dependable starter for multiple years.
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Nate Taylor, The Athletic, 19 Feb. 2025
Social media users are poking fun at the reality of swapping their dependable parents for their perhaps less-than-qualified partners or friends.
—Jordana Comiter, People.com, 19 Feb. 2025
James Mangold, the guest on this episode of The Hollywood Reporter’s Awards Chatter podcast, is — and for 30 years has been — one of the most dependable filmmakers in Hollywood, always good for an entertaining and solid, if not showy, film, featuring great performances, regardless of genre.
—Scott Feinberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Feb. 2025
This isn't built for resource-intensive creative work, but rather as a dependable and stable white-collar worker's machine that can run all the major productivity programs with ease.
—K. Thor Jensen, PCMAG, 17 Feb. 2025
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Nate Taylor, The Athletic, 19 Feb. 2025
Social media users are poking fun at the reality of swapping their dependable parents for their perhaps less-than-qualified partners or friends.
—Jordana Comiter, People.com, 19 Feb. 2025
James Mangold, the guest on this episode of The Hollywood Reporter’s Awards Chatter podcast, is — and for 30 years has been — one of the most dependable filmmakers in Hollywood, always good for an entertaining and solid, if not showy, film, featuring great performances, regardless of genre.
—Scott Feinberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Feb. 2025
This isn't built for resource-intensive creative work, but rather as a dependable and stable white-collar worker's machine that can run all the major productivity programs with ease.
—K. Thor Jensen, PCMAG, 17 Feb. 2025
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“Dependable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dependable. Accessed 23 Feb. 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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