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Veltman is canny and dependable.
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Andy Naylor, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
The run game has been dependable through the first two games of the season and could prove to be essential when USC takes on bigger, better teams in Big Ten Conference play, which opens up this weekend at Purdue.
—Haley Sawyer, Oc Register, 7 Sep. 2025
But do the Nuggets have enough dependable ball-handling and play-making behind Jamal Murray in their backcourt?
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 7 Sep. 2025
Sender has observed that evolving privacy regulations and ongoing platform updates have made third-party cookie-based targeting less dependable for some marketers, leading many to explore first-party data strategies more actively.
—William Jones, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2025
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Andy Naylor, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
The run game has been dependable through the first two games of the season and could prove to be essential when USC takes on bigger, better teams in Big Ten Conference play, which opens up this weekend at Purdue.
—Haley Sawyer, Oc Register, 7 Sep. 2025
But do the Nuggets have enough dependable ball-handling and play-making behind Jamal Murray in their backcourt?
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 7 Sep. 2025
Sender has observed that evolving privacy regulations and ongoing platform updates have made third-party cookie-based targeting less dependable for some marketers, leading many to explore first-party data strategies more actively.
—William Jones, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2025
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“Dependable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dependable. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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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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