as in to rely (on or upon)
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Top news Amazon cuts Amazon is expected to start laying off as many as 30,000 corporate employees as soon as today in the tech giant’s largest headcount reduction since 2022, Reuters reports.—
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Fortune,
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Cloud integration is also expected to feature, pairing high-end local hardware with hybrid processes such as instant cloud trials, and later, local installs.—
Alex Harrington,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Oct. 2025
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“Depend (on or upon).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/depend%20%28on%20or%20upon%29. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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