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Recent Examples of reliant
The play is set in the real-life town of Lumpkin, whose economy has become reliant on a private prison that detains immigrants.
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Martha Ross, Mercury News, 7 Aug. 2025
The update comes after concerns have been raised about people becoming too reliant on AI assistants, particularly emotionally, raising questions about the technology’s impact on mental wellbeing.
—Lisa Eadicicco, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2025
However, many economists still expect tariffs to create headwinds for the U.S. economy in the coming months, with certain states—those reliant on imports and vulnerable to any reciprocal actions—expected to feel an outsized impact.
—Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Aug. 2025
Yet there’s a debate about how reliant Norway has become on the money generated by the fund.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 30 July 2025
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Martha Ross, Mercury News, 7 Aug. 2025
The update comes after concerns have been raised about people becoming too reliant on AI assistants, particularly emotionally, raising questions about the technology’s impact on mental wellbeing.
—Lisa Eadicicco, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2025
However, many economists still expect tariffs to create headwinds for the U.S. economy in the coming months, with certain states—those reliant on imports and vulnerable to any reciprocal actions—expected to feel an outsized impact.
—Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Aug. 2025
Yet there’s a debate about how reliant Norway has become on the money generated by the fund.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 30 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reliant
dependent
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However, success is dependent on brand identification, menu engineering, smart route planning and social media storytelling.—
Raheel Sheikh,
Forbes.com,
12 Aug. 2025
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The spread of these chemicals is unknown and is dependent on the day’s wind speeds and weather conditions, according to previous Bee reporting.—
Ishani Desai,
Sacbee.com,
11 Aug. 2025
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“Reliant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reliant. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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