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Matthew DiLallo, Neha Chamaria, and Reuben Gregg Brewer, The Motley Fool
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Three dividend stocks that currently stand out to our contributors for their combination of dependability and yield are Enterprise Products Partners (NYSE: EPD), Consolidated Edison (NYSE: ED), and TotalEnergies (NYSE: TTE). Reuben Gregg Brewer (Enterprise Products Partners): I could highlight Enterprise Products Partners' 23 consecutive years of distribution growth and easily proclaim that it is dependable.

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