as in to depend (on or upon)
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The Ohio Valley's snowiest periods are expected to be in late December, early January, early February and late February.—
Kaycee Sloan,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
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Investors cheered the improbable rise of the amateur heavy metal drummer and hard-line conservative, who’s expected to increase defense spending, cut taxes, and revive Japan’s nuclear power industry.—
Nicholas Gordon,
Fortune,
21 Oct. 2025
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“Rely (on or upon).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rely%20%28on%20or%20upon%29. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.
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