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Recent Examples of reliant
But some agencies are heavily reliant on federal money.
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Rebecca Ellis, Los Angeles Times, 8 Mar. 2025
While the country is still heavily reliant on coal, estimates predict that by 2026 solar will overtake the fossil fuel as China’s leading energy source.
—Simmone Shah, TIME, 7 Mar. 2025
The small Nordic country is reliant on the U.S. market.
—Nicholas Mulder, Foreign Affairs, 6 Mar. 2025
Michigan, heavily reliant on auto manufacturing, would face a $6.2 billion blow – over 1% of its gross domestic product.
—Bedassa Tadesse, The Conversation, 4 Mar. 2025
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Rebecca Ellis, Los Angeles Times, 8 Mar. 2025
While the country is still heavily reliant on coal, estimates predict that by 2026 solar will overtake the fossil fuel as China’s leading energy source.
—Simmone Shah, TIME, 7 Mar. 2025
The small Nordic country is reliant on the U.S. market.
—Nicholas Mulder, Foreign Affairs, 6 Mar. 2025
Michigan, heavily reliant on auto manufacturing, would face a $6.2 billion blow – over 1% of its gross domestic product.
—Bedassa Tadesse, The Conversation, 4 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for reliant
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“Reliant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reliant. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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