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Texas agriculture is reliant on water, and the world is reliant on Texas ranch & farm products.
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Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Feb. 2026
Third, Duke is very reliant on scoring inside the arc.
—Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 13 Feb. 2026
Perera is especially concerned that if a new generation of doctors becomes too reliant on AI tools without learning skills first, the entire medical field could be severely harmed.
—Andrew R. Chow, Time, 13 Feb. 2026
However, LaVine put on an epic performance that was less reliant on props and just as incendiary.
—Zach Harper, New York Times, 12 Feb. 2026
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Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Feb. 2026
Third, Duke is very reliant on scoring inside the arc.
—Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 13 Feb. 2026
Perera is especially concerned that if a new generation of doctors becomes too reliant on AI tools without learning skills first, the entire medical field could be severely harmed.
—Andrew R. Chow, Time, 13 Feb. 2026
However, LaVine put on an epic performance that was less reliant on props and just as incendiary.
—Zach Harper, New York Times, 12 Feb. 2026
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“Reliant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reliant. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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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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