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"the dependency" is a correct and usable phrase in written English
It can be used to refer to a situation in which one entity is reliant upon another for support or resources. For example, "The dependency of the small nation on foreign aid leaves it vulnerable to outside manipulation."
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the dependency
noun
A state of dependence; a refusal to exercise initiative.
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But today the dependency depends on milk and potatoes.
The "Depends on" column shows the dependency between the requirements.
The dependency test is not applied to married spouses.
When you subsidize people, you create the dependency.
First, the dependency on Venezuela today is simply not as great as the dependency that Cuba had with Soviet Union and the former socialist countries.
The dependency has tightened even further as the art market has skyrocketed since the 1980's.
The editor becomes the audience, and so the dependency relationship grows.
The government treats anyone on benefit as part of the "dependency culture".
The "doctor-priest," he wrote, should capitalize on the dependency of his patients when providing advice.
"I was raised to avoid the dependency thing at all costs," Mrs. Olson went on.
The dependency of others wasn't always manageable but it had a logical coherence.
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