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If both Marks and Chubb are out, Jawhar Jordan would be a Neal-like volume-reliant fringe RB2.
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Jake Ciely, New York Times, 17 Dec. 2025
For Kratsios, American science is suffering from an outdated and morally corrupt incentive system too reliant on research universities.
—Kenneth M. Evans, The Conversation, 17 Dec. 2025
Talbott managed to succeed at this task in the 1990s, when Russia was economically and militarily weak and reliant on Western assistance.
—Foreign Affairs, 16 Dec. 2025
The global toy market, although growing, is increasingly reliant on sales to adults, hence the rise in $850 Lego sets.
—Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 15 Dec. 2025
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Jake Ciely, New York Times, 17 Dec. 2025
For Kratsios, American science is suffering from an outdated and morally corrupt incentive system too reliant on research universities.
—Kenneth M. Evans, The Conversation, 17 Dec. 2025
Talbott managed to succeed at this task in the 1990s, when Russia was economically and militarily weak and reliant on Western assistance.
—Foreign Affairs, 16 Dec. 2025
The global toy market, although growing, is increasingly reliant on sales to adults, hence the rise in $850 Lego sets.
—Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 15 Dec. 2025
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“Reliant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reliant. Accessed 21 Dec. 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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