as in to depend
to place reliance or trust
rigorously tested the rope before starting out, for the rock climbers would be relying on it with their very lives
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Training people for work, after all, was a job that most of them previously relied on colleges and universities to do.
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Jon Marcus, NPR, 17 Dec. 2024
The House speaker relied on Democratic votes to avoid a government shutdown and pass a bill providing aid to Ukraine.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 2024
Emotional Management as a Productivity Tool Research shows that employees who practice emotional regulation—such as mindfulness or emotional intelligence exercises—experience 20-30% higher productivity than those who rely only on time management.
—Israa Nasir, TIME, 17 Dec. 2024
In his acquisition of manuscripts and books, Morgan initially relied on the advice of his nephew Junius Spencer Morgan II, a bibliophile who had studied classics at Princeton University and served in an advisory capacity at the university’s library.
—Hilton Als, The New Yorker, 16 Dec. 2024
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Jon Marcus, NPR, 17 Dec. 2024
The House speaker relied on Democratic votes to avoid a government shutdown and pass a bill providing aid to Ukraine.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 2024
Emotional Management as a Productivity Tool Research shows that employees who practice emotional regulation—such as mindfulness or emotional intelligence exercises—experience 20-30% higher productivity than those who rely only on time management.
—Israa Nasir, TIME, 17 Dec. 2024
In his acquisition of manuscripts and books, Morgan initially relied on the advice of his nephew Junius Spencer Morgan II, a bibliophile who had studied classics at Princeton University and served in an advisory capacity at the university’s library.
—Hilton Als, The New Yorker, 16 Dec. 2024
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“Rely.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rely. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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