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Just a reliable and dependable bowl of straightforward short rib noodles.
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Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 24 Jan. 2026
Over time, autonomy becomes less like a fragile stunt and more like a dependable capability.
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Adding a dependable threat like Brazzell to complement London could elevate the entire offense.
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The agency already has strong underwriting standards that ensure that loans go to dependable borrowers, not the subprime candidates whom some past government lending supported.
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Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 24 Jan. 2026
Over time, autonomy becomes less like a fragile stunt and more like a dependable capability.
—Sanjay Srivastava, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026
Adding a dependable threat like Brazzell to complement London could elevate the entire offense.
—Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Jan. 2026
The agency already has strong underwriting standards that ensure that loans go to dependable borrowers, not the subprime candidates whom some past government lending supported.
—Fred P. Hochberg, Boston Herald, 21 Jan. 2026
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“Dependable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dependable. Accessed 27 Jan. 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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