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Rosie Marder, Travel + Leisure, 20 Feb. 2026
The specialized treatment center in Turkey provides a dependable solution for people who want to increase their hair volume without losing their natural curl pattern.
—Lyssanoel Frater, Freep.com, 20 Feb. 2026
Woods had 367 catches for 4,626 yards and 23 touchdowns during his five seasons with the Rams, putting up the only two 1,000-yard seasons of his career and serving as a dependable bookend to the prolific Kupp while catching passes from Jared Goff.
—CBS News, 18 Feb. 2026
Unlike the dependable Old Faithful, the firefall relies on a Goldilocks recipe of ingredients that rarely come together perfectly.
—Owen Clarke, Outside, 18 Feb. 2026
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“Dependable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dependable. Accessed 25 Feb. 2026.
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dependable
adjective
de·pend·able
di-ˈpen-də-bəl 
: capable of being depended on : trustworthy, reliable
a dependable car
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