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Palace are not outstanding at making cutback chances or converting them, and are very reliant on Munoz.
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Liam Tharme, New York Times, 31 Oct. 2025
The new service serves up the linear CNN feed, but also offers new ways to catch up on the news that are less reliant on familiar TV formulae tied to talent and time-slots.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 31 Oct. 2025
The situation is so bleak that one SNAP-reliant tribal reservation in Montana has resorted to culling its buffalo herd for food.
—Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 30 Oct. 2025
Business has been excruciatingly slow, a situation made worse by the government shutdown as workers reliant on steady paychecks grow increasingly uncertain about their future.
—Colleen Hamilton, Them., 30 Oct. 2025
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Liam Tharme, New York Times, 31 Oct. 2025
The new service serves up the linear CNN feed, but also offers new ways to catch up on the news that are less reliant on familiar TV formulae tied to talent and time-slots.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 31 Oct. 2025
The situation is so bleak that one SNAP-reliant tribal reservation in Montana has resorted to culling its buffalo herd for food.
—Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 30 Oct. 2025
Business has been excruciatingly slow, a situation made worse by the government shutdown as workers reliant on steady paychecks grow increasingly uncertain about their future.
—Colleen Hamilton, Them., 30 Oct. 2025
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“Reliant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reliant. Accessed 3 Nov. 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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