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Recent Examples of reliant
Software stocks have crumbled already this year, as investors worried the latest AI models will hurt a sector reliant on high fees for its business.
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Sarah Min, CNBC, 17 Feb. 2026
India’s economy is reliant on coding and call-center jobs, both particularly vulnerable to AI.
—Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 17 Feb. 2026
Time is of the essence in the search, since Guthrie is reliant on daily medication for survival.
—Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 16 Feb. 2026
While the potential profits at risk are the headline number, Liljas stressed the urgency lies deeper and is reliant on industry-wide action.
—Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 16 Feb. 2026
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Sarah Min, CNBC, 17 Feb. 2026
India’s economy is reliant on coding and call-center jobs, both particularly vulnerable to AI.
—Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 17 Feb. 2026
Time is of the essence in the search, since Guthrie is reliant on daily medication for survival.
—Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 16 Feb. 2026
While the potential profits at risk are the headline number, Liljas stressed the urgency lies deeper and is reliant on industry-wide action.
—Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 16 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reliant
dependent
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Thrift stores typically stock what’s been donated locally, so the inventory is entirely dependent on what people happen to drop off.—
Marisa Suzanne Martin,
The Spruce,
21 Feb. 2026
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Again, critics say the company’s decision to operate a service that is dependent on plastic bags and requires extensive transport undermines their environmental bona fides.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Feb. 2026
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“Reliant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reliant. Accessed 23 Feb. 2026.
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