as in to rely (on or upon)
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Hamilton, northern Fulton, and Herkimer counties might get up to 10 inches of snow, with the highest amount expected to fall north of I-90 in Herkimer.—
Amanda Greenwood,
MSNBC Newsweek,
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Markets are expecting a nearly 90% chance of a quarter-point cut, according to the CME FedWatch tool.—
Yeo Boon Ping,
CNBC,
9 Dec. 2025
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“Depend (on or upon).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/depend%20%28on%20or%20upon%29. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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