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By contrast, states heavily reliant on natural gas—like California, New Jersey, and Ohio—are seeing double-digit rate hikes as LNG exports and peak demand drive up costs.
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Robert Rapier, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2025
In contrast, the new method’s calculations are not reliant upon the number of faults.
—Sarah Stanley, Space.com, 17 Aug. 2025
On the plus side, the city has made strides in becoming less reliant on HHAP.
—Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Aug. 2025
The best way to do that is to come up with a list of industries most reliant on an immigrant workforce and try to estimate whether those are faring obviously worse.
—Ashley Lutz, Fortune, 9 Aug. 2025
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Robert Rapier, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2025
In contrast, the new method’s calculations are not reliant upon the number of faults.
—Sarah Stanley, Space.com, 17 Aug. 2025
On the plus side, the city has made strides in becoming less reliant on HHAP.
—Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Aug. 2025
The best way to do that is to come up with a list of industries most reliant on an immigrant workforce and try to estimate whether those are faring obviously worse.
—Ashley Lutz, Fortune, 9 Aug. 2025
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“Reliant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reliant. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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reliant
adjective
re·li·ant
ri-ˈlī-ənt 
: having reliance on something or someone : trusting
reliant on the family for news
reliantly
adverb
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