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The Pentagon selected several contractors to build the satellites, so the military is not reliant on a single company.
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Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 11 Sep. 2025
The Russian army, having shown itself moderately adaptable to modern warfare, will nonetheless be gutted of equipment, bereft of its best cadres, and reliant on foreign suppliers.
—Jeremy Shapiro, The Atlantic, 10 Sep. 2025
But Sudan and Egypt, both heavily reliant on the Nile’s waters for irrigation and electricity, have said the dam threatens national security, claims that Addis Ababa has rejected.
—Jeronimo Gonzalez, semafor.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Conventional synthetic fertilizers are based on a century-old process that’s heavily reliant on fossil fuels.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 10 Sep. 2025
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Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 11 Sep. 2025
The Russian army, having shown itself moderately adaptable to modern warfare, will nonetheless be gutted of equipment, bereft of its best cadres, and reliant on foreign suppliers.
—Jeremy Shapiro, The Atlantic, 10 Sep. 2025
But Sudan and Egypt, both heavily reliant on the Nile’s waters for irrigation and electricity, have said the dam threatens national security, claims that Addis Ababa has rejected.
—Jeronimo Gonzalez, semafor.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Conventional synthetic fertilizers are based on a century-old process that’s heavily reliant on fossil fuels.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 10 Sep. 2025
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“Reliant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reliant. Accessed 18 Sep. 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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