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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This includes evaluating the project scope, identifying dependencies and addressing potential issues upfront.
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Steve Millidge, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
This dependency poses significant strategic risks.
—Joel Shulman, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
During construction, embedding eco-friendly practices into the architecture—such as eliminating fossil fuel dependencies and incorporating energy reuse systems—lays the foundation for greener operations.
—Chris Sharp, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
In recent years, policy analysts on the left and the right have advocated a retreat from the hyper-globalization that reigned from roughly 1990 to 2016, and which had harmful side effects, including a hollowing out of many industrial regions, and a dependency on fragile global supply chains.
—John Cassidy, New Yorker, 7 Apr. 2025
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Steve Millidge, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
This dependency poses significant strategic risks.
—Joel Shulman, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
During construction, embedding eco-friendly practices into the architecture—such as eliminating fossil fuel dependencies and incorporating energy reuse systems—lays the foundation for greener operations.
—Chris Sharp, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
In recent years, policy analysts on the left and the right have advocated a retreat from the hyper-globalization that reigned from roughly 1990 to 2016, and which had harmful side effects, including a hollowing out of many industrial regions, and a dependency on fragile global supply chains.
—John Cassidy, New Yorker, 7 Apr. 2025
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“Dependency.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dependency. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.
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