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The Ducks remain a team that’s inconsistent from night to night — and even period to period — while remaining defensively deficient and too reliant on their quality netminding.
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Eric Stephens, New York Times, 20 Apr. 2025
Energy market volatility poses a serious financial risk for companies reliant on fossil fuels.
—Romain Pison, Forbes.com, 18 Apr. 2025
The Trump administration’s back-and-forth moves on tariffs for technology products are stirring confusion in a sector heavily reliant on global supply chains.
—Miranda Nazzaro, The Hill, 15 Apr. 2025
Tariff impact The luxury sector, reliant on global supply chains and U.S. consumer demand, is facing a host of headwinds from U.S. President Donald Trump’s volatile trade policy.
—Jenni Reid,karen Gilchrist, CNBC, 15 Apr. 2025
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Eric Stephens, New York Times, 20 Apr. 2025
Energy market volatility poses a serious financial risk for companies reliant on fossil fuels.
—Romain Pison, Forbes.com, 18 Apr. 2025
The Trump administration’s back-and-forth moves on tariffs for technology products are stirring confusion in a sector heavily reliant on global supply chains.
—Miranda Nazzaro, The Hill, 15 Apr. 2025
Tariff impact The luxury sector, reliant on global supply chains and U.S. consumer demand, is facing a host of headwinds from U.S. President Donald Trump’s volatile trade policy.
—Jenni Reid,karen Gilchrist, CNBC, 15 Apr. 2025
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“Reliant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reliant. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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reliant
adjective
re·li·ant
ri-ˈlī-ənt 
: having reliance on something or someone : trusting
reliant on the family for news
reliantly
adverb
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