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The civil rights investigations could presage a lawsuit or lead to a loss of federal funding — which medical schools are particularly reliant on.
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Bloomberg, Mercury News, 27 Mar. 2026
Courtesy Utah Olympic Legacy Foundation Because of that, Soldier Hollow is increasingly reliant on artificial snow.
—Evan Bush, NBC news, 27 Mar. 2026
But the sector is reliant on just-in-time air freight, and routes have become longer and more expensive because of the Iran war’s disruption to Gulf air hubs, forcing some producers to discard as much as half of their flowers.
—Jeronimo Gonzalez, semafor.com, 26 Mar. 2026
Its plans to double its headcount, if confirmed, could be a striking counterpoint to the ongoing narrative that companies are no longer reliant on human staff thanks to the advent of AI.
—Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 25 Mar. 2026
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Bloomberg, Mercury News, 27 Mar. 2026
Courtesy Utah Olympic Legacy Foundation Because of that, Soldier Hollow is increasingly reliant on artificial snow.
—Evan Bush, NBC news, 27 Mar. 2026
But the sector is reliant on just-in-time air freight, and routes have become longer and more expensive because of the Iran war’s disruption to Gulf air hubs, forcing some producers to discard as much as half of their flowers.
—Jeronimo Gonzalez, semafor.com, 26 Mar. 2026
Its plans to double its headcount, if confirmed, could be a striking counterpoint to the ongoing narrative that companies are no longer reliant on human staff thanks to the advent of AI.
—Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 25 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reliant
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South Korea, dependent on energy imports, is restricting the use of cars by public employees and has reinstated fuel price caps that had been dropped in the 1990s.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
28 Mar. 2026
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But analysts warn that Iran’s naval threat was never dependent on large ships.—
Efrat Lachter,
FOXNews.com,
28 Mar. 2026
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“Reliant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reliant. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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