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as in to rely
to place reliance or trust
I know I can always depend on you for help when I really need it
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Keagan Ostop, CNBC, 18 Apr. 2025
Rather than depending on the volatile advertising market, the company would get recurring revenue via a membership program, Outside+, which would provide unlimited access to the magazines’ articles and other perks.
—Rachel Monroe, New Yorker, 18 Apr. 2025
Only a heaping tablespoon—or two, or three, depending on your batch size and preference—makes all the difference, adding both flavor and creaminess.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 18 Apr. 2025
If sold in an auction platform, green jackets could command values into the seven digits depending on the player it was awarded to, given the scarcity of the item.
—Larry Holder, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2025
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Keagan Ostop, CNBC, 18 Apr. 2025
Rather than depending on the volatile advertising market, the company would get recurring revenue via a membership program, Outside+, which would provide unlimited access to the magazines’ articles and other perks.
—Rachel Monroe, New Yorker, 18 Apr. 2025
Only a heaping tablespoon—or two, or three, depending on your batch size and preference—makes all the difference, adding both flavor and creaminess.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 18 Apr. 2025
If sold in an auction platform, green jackets could command values into the seven digits depending on the player it was awarded to, given the scarcity of the item.
—Larry Holder, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2025
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The series is based on the South Korean format created by Mun Hwa Broadcasting Corp.—
Michael Schneider,
Variety,
10 Apr. 2025
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The multi-award-winning Peaky Blinders television series, based on the Birmingham street gang which operated from the 1880s until the 1920s, was created and written by Steven Knight and has been sold into more than 183 countries including internationally on Netflix.—
Kevin Rozario,
Forbes.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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Yet the case stands to influence legal challenges to the Liberation Day tariffs, too, because the President relied on the same mechanism for both the earlier and more recent tariff announcements, declaring a national emergency under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, of 1977.—
Cristian Farias,
New Yorker,
10 Apr. 2025
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In the meantime, the Kings will look to rely on Keon Ellis, Devin Carter, and Markelle Fultz in the backcourt.—
Raja Krishnamoorthi,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Apr. 2025
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Lisa Rinna turned Wednesday’s H&M & LA event in Los Angeles into a family affair, attending the event alongside her daughters Delilah Belle and Amelia Gray Hamlin.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
10 Apr. 2025
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Ryan Coogler first turned heads with his 2013 debut Fruitvale Station, a shattering account of a fatal shooting that presaged the surge of the Black Lives Matter movement.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Apr. 2025
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We've been spoiled by laptop battery life over the last year or two; almost 14 hours now counts as merely average.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
10 Apr. 2025
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Four minutes later, Messi struck again, and this one counted.—
Michelle Kaufman,
Miami Herald,
9 Apr. 2025
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What remains of the tailgate then hinges downwards to provide level access.—
James Morris,
Forbes.com,
29 Mar. 2025
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But the success or otherwise of next season and beyond will hinge mainly on player recruitment, where another huge summer awaits.—
Steve Madeley,
The Athletic,
25 Mar. 2025
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Owners should consider counter-conditioning their dogs to help ease the fear and increase the joy of riding in the car.—
Nicholas Creel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Apr. 2025
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This leaves room for the synth lines to ride on top of everything.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
17 Apr. 2025
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“Depend.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/depend. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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