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The pump station project will allow MWD to push water from the Colorado River and Diamond Valley Lake — the area’s largest reservoir — to normally SWP-reliant communities in northern Los Angeles and southern Ventura counties.
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City News Service, Daily News, 22 Jan. 2026
The country is primarily reliant on solar power, seen as a less expensive alternative than nuclear power, with quicker deployment and fewer safety risks.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 22 Jan. 2026
The state is heavily reliant on people with higher incomes, and its revenues can rise and fall strongly based on the ups and downs of Wall Street.
—Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 21 Jan. 2026
The Patriots should enjoy significant matchup advantages outside with Gonzalez and Carlton Davis facing a receiving corps now reliant on rookie Jayden Higgins (41 receptions, 525 yards), third-year man Xavier Hutchinson and eight-year veteran Christian Kirk.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 18 Jan. 2026
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City News Service, Daily News, 22 Jan. 2026
The country is primarily reliant on solar power, seen as a less expensive alternative than nuclear power, with quicker deployment and fewer safety risks.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 22 Jan. 2026
The state is heavily reliant on people with higher incomes, and its revenues can rise and fall strongly based on the ups and downs of Wall Street.
—Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 21 Jan. 2026
The Patriots should enjoy significant matchup advantages outside with Gonzalez and Carlton Davis facing a receiving corps now reliant on rookie Jayden Higgins (41 receptions, 525 yards), third-year man Xavier Hutchinson and eight-year veteran Christian Kirk.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 18 Jan. 2026
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“Reliant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reliant. Accessed 28 Jan. 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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