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Lantanas Lantana is a long-lasting, dependable bedding flower or small shrub that craves the summer sun.
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Nellah Bailey McGough, Southern Living, 12 May 2026
Even though there have still been a few moments where his defensive instincts have been found wanting, the club anticipate interest from the Premier League and Europe in a 23-year-old who has proven himself to be low-maintenance and dependable.
—Steve Madeley, New York Times, 12 May 2026
Nobody was more dependable in expressing formal gratitude than my mother.
—Nicholas Dawidoff, New Yorker, 10 May 2026
Diggs would give Justin Herbert a dependable target.
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Nellah Bailey McGough, Southern Living, 12 May 2026
Even though there have still been a few moments where his defensive instincts have been found wanting, the club anticipate interest from the Premier League and Europe in a 23-year-old who has proven himself to be low-maintenance and dependable.
—Steve Madeley, New York Times, 12 May 2026
Nobody was more dependable in expressing formal gratitude than my mother.
—Nicholas Dawidoff, New Yorker, 10 May 2026
Diggs would give Justin Herbert a dependable target.
—ABC News, 5 May 2026
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“Dependable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dependable. Accessed 16 May. 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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