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dependable

[dih-pen-duh-buhl] / dɪˈpɛn də bəl /


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With the successes of “Inside Out 2” and “Zootopia 2,” sequels have proved to be dependable releases for Disney and Pixar in recent years.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 21, 2026

The book is full of fascinating trivia, but Mr. Norman, though dependable with places and dates, is incapable of breathing life into the well-known.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

These prolonged dry periods reduced water availability and made locations without dependable water sources less attractive for large-scale hunting activities.

From Science Daily • Jun. 11, 2026

Not the puffed-out chest of an alpha like Stokes, just the calm reassurance of English cricket's most dependable presence.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

She thought of him coming to champion her, confident, unruffled, those wide dependable shoulders like a fortress between her and the angry face of Goodwife Cruff.

From "The Witch of Blackbird Pond" by Elizabeth George Speare




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