reliance
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“The higher the value typically means less reliance or use.”
From MarketWatch • Jul. 9, 2026
Their reliance on the Manchester City striker is evidenced by the fact they win less than a third of games where he is not on the scoresheet.
From BBC • Jul. 9, 2026
The lithium-ion batteries that supply much of today’s clean energy come with some infamous drawbacks, from fire risk to reliance on foreign mining.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 8, 2026
The team also applied newly developed analytical methods designed specifically for human tissue, reducing reliance on assumptions based on animal studies.
From Science Daily • Jul. 3, 2026
You may attempt to defend your enervating use of the passive voice by pointing out that the only alternative is excessive reliance upon the first person personal pronoun or upon the pontifical We.
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
Vocabulary lists containing reliance
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