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reliance

[ri-lahy-uhns] / rɪˈlaɪ əns /


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The plastic home didn’t remake housing; the automated kitchen didn’t free women from domestic work; the self-sufficient home gave way to new forms of reliance.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026

Freddie Freeman says the Dodgers need to overcome their reliance on home runs if they want to improve their chances of beating the Braves in the NLDS.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026

A growing number of universities, from Yale to Cornell, have either banned or discouraged faculty reliance on AI detection tools as the primary evidence of alleged cheating.

From Barron's ● Oct. 6, 2026

Private-capital funds amassed huge sums of money in recent years as investors sought to reduce their reliance on public markets and boost returns.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026

This reliance on popular wisdom and authority has downsides.

From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith




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