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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Consistent data monitoring and collection of event, dependency, business-process association and schedule compliance metrics.
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Serge Lucio, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
Recognizing that a single hospital can generate millions of rows of data daily—with complex dependencies and unique distributions—CareFrame aims to fully utilize this information.
—Chris Gallagher, USA TODAY, 16 Oct. 2024
Safeguards against emotional dependency Case: Mental health chatbots or digital companions, designed to offer emotional support, risk fostering emotional dependency in users who repeatedly seek comfort and reassurance, potentially substituting human relationships with AI interactions.
—Hamilton Mann, Forbes, 27 Oct. 2024
And earlier this year, the U.S. pledged some $136 million to Moldova, with its roughly 3 million-person population, to reduce its dependency on Russian energy and counter Russian disinformation.
—Morgan Phillips, Fox News, 12 Oct. 2024
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Serge Lucio, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
Recognizing that a single hospital can generate millions of rows of data daily—with complex dependencies and unique distributions—CareFrame aims to fully utilize this information.
—Chris Gallagher, USA TODAY, 16 Oct. 2024
Safeguards against emotional dependency Case: Mental health chatbots or digital companions, designed to offer emotional support, risk fostering emotional dependency in users who repeatedly seek comfort and reassurance, potentially substituting human relationships with AI interactions.
—Hamilton Mann, Forbes, 27 Oct. 2024
And earlier this year, the U.S. pledged some $136 million to Moldova, with its roughly 3 million-person population, to reduce its dependency on Russian energy and counter Russian disinformation.
—Morgan Phillips, Fox News, 12 Oct. 2024
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“Dependency.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dependency. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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