as in dependence
the quality or state of needing something or someone
she was concerned about his heavy dependency on coffee to get him moving in the morning
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Virginia Lujan, 55, was indicted on eight counts, including child abuse, tampering with physical evidence, tampering with a witness and contributing to the dependency of a child, the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office said in a Feb. 5 press release.
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Nicole Acosta, People.com, 7 Feb. 2025
But the deeper transformation of supply chains that policymakers envisioned — rebuilding domestic manufacturing capacity and reducing dependencies on China — remains largely unrealized.
—Jackie Snow, Quartz, 8 Feb. 2025
In interviews, several recognized the need to streamline its bureaucracy, and even questioned an aid system that relies so heavily on American contractors and fosters a damaging culture of dependency among African governments.
—Declan Walsh, New York Times, 8 Feb. 2025
The result risks creating a Western energy dependency on China where none existed before.
—The Editors, National Review, 27 Jan. 2025
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Nicole Acosta, People.com, 7 Feb. 2025
But the deeper transformation of supply chains that policymakers envisioned — rebuilding domestic manufacturing capacity and reducing dependencies on China — remains largely unrealized.
—Jackie Snow, Quartz, 8 Feb. 2025
In interviews, several recognized the need to streamline its bureaucracy, and even questioned an aid system that relies so heavily on American contractors and fosters a damaging culture of dependency among African governments.
—Declan Walsh, New York Times, 8 Feb. 2025
The result risks creating a Western energy dependency on China where none existed before.
—The Editors, National Review, 27 Jan. 2025
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“Dependency.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dependency. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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