overdependent
Britishadjective
Example Sentences
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While its partnership with Google has been a lucrative one, it doesn’t want to become overdependent on a single partner.
From Barron's • Dec. 12, 2025
The Afghan government also gave it limited support, leaving the ministry overdependent on foreign funding that poured in without strategic planning, according to a 2003 report by the Brussels-based International Crisis Group.
From Washington Post • Sep. 24, 2021
Bill Roggio, senior fellow at the Foundation for the Defense of Democracies, said the coalition failed the Afghan government and military by making them overdependent on Western support.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 26, 2021
He praised Utah’s motion offense as “a great system for my style of play” and criticized the Nets’ playbook for being overdependent on isolation play.
From New York Times • Dec. 19, 2012
While theatergoers on this side of the Atlantic still lament that Broadway is overdependent on British imports, London seems to be infatuated with Americans.
From Time Magazine Archive
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