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as in relies
to place reliance or trust
I know I can always depend on you for help when I really need it
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The right choice depends on balancing your financial resources, available time, and long-term goals to ensure the business aligns with your vision for passive income success.
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Melissa Houston, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
At its core, this skill depends on self-awareness as the first step in leading with authenticity and empathy.
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That depends on the bridge or tunnel.
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The length of the illness depends on the severity of the ill person's symptoms, but is generally comparable to the flu.
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But that depends on interest in the office space and market conditions improving.
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The potential for reduced visibility, in an area that includes Kohl’s Ranch at milepost 267 and Old Rim Road at milepost 282, depends on wind direction and is expected to be greater during cooler overnight and morning hours, ADOT said.
—Olivia Rose, The Arizona Republic, 2 Jan. 2025
The direction the Sabres take beyond this season depends, in part, on who is making roster decisions.
—Scott Powers, The Athletic, 28 Dec. 2024
The risk of a bird flu pandemic depends on whether the virus stays primarily an animal disease, with occasional spillover infections, or mutates to be a human illness.
—Amanda Castro, Newsweek, 27 Dec. 2024
Melissa Houston, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
At its core, this skill depends on self-awareness as the first step in leading with authenticity and empathy.
—William Arruda, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
That depends on the bridge or tunnel.
—Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 3 Jan. 2025
The length of the illness depends on the severity of the ill person's symptoms, but is generally comparable to the flu.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 3 Jan. 2025
But that depends on interest in the office space and market conditions improving.
—Alexandria Sands, Axios, 2 Jan. 2025
The potential for reduced visibility, in an area that includes Kohl’s Ranch at milepost 267 and Old Rim Road at milepost 282, depends on wind direction and is expected to be greater during cooler overnight and morning hours, ADOT said.
—Olivia Rose, The Arizona Republic, 2 Jan. 2025
The direction the Sabres take beyond this season depends, in part, on who is making roster decisions.
—Scott Powers, The Athletic, 28 Dec. 2024
The risk of a bird flu pandemic depends on whether the virus stays primarily an animal disease, with occasional spillover infections, or mutates to be a human illness.
—Amanda Castro, Newsweek, 27 Dec. 2024
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“Depends.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/depends. Accessed 4 Apr. 2025.
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