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reliance

[ri-lahy-uhns] / rɪˈlaɪ əns /


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Evercore analysts led by Krishna Guha say the ECB places much greater reliance on household and business surveys of inflation expectations than the Fed does.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026

He champions a cause popular with European regulators: tech sovereignty, or reducing reliance on American and Chinese tech.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

Other studies of students have concluded that reliance on LLMs is associated with procrastination, memory loss and diminished academic performance.

From Salon • Jun. 10, 2026

But despite North Korea's reliance on China and its position as a junior partner in the alliance, this week Kim appeared to get his way on at least one key issue.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

In early stages of food production, people simultaneously collected wild foods and raised cultivated ones, and diverse types of collecting activities diminished in importance at different times as reliance on crops increased.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond




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