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Spurs have been over-reliant on Mohammed Kudus beating defenders in one-v-one situations before shooting or crossing the ball into the box.
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Mark Carey, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
Aaron Judge put together another MVP campaign with over 50 home runs, but the Yankees' offense as a whole got too reliant on the home run ball while the defense, particularly with shortstop Anthony Volpe, made too many errors.
—Tim Crowley, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Oct. 2025
Starship is the rocket SpaceX envisions will establish a permanent human presence on Mars — an effort company CEO Elon Musk estimates will take over a thousand launches, and one reliant on the vehicle's ability to land and launch again and again.
—Josh Dinner, Space.com, 16 Oct. 2025
Ukraine remains heavily reliant on US weapons more than three-and-a-half years after Russia launched its full scale ground invasion into the country.
—Todd Symons, CNN Money, 15 Oct. 2025
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Mark Carey, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
Aaron Judge put together another MVP campaign with over 50 home runs, but the Yankees' offense as a whole got too reliant on the home run ball while the defense, particularly with shortstop Anthony Volpe, made too many errors.
—Tim Crowley, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Oct. 2025
Starship is the rocket SpaceX envisions will establish a permanent human presence on Mars — an effort company CEO Elon Musk estimates will take over a thousand launches, and one reliant on the vehicle's ability to land and launch again and again.
—Josh Dinner, Space.com, 16 Oct. 2025
Ukraine remains heavily reliant on US weapons more than three-and-a-half years after Russia launched its full scale ground invasion into the country.
—Todd Symons, CNN Money, 15 Oct. 2025
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“Reliant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reliant. Accessed 23 Oct. 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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