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Relied heavily on the FB touching 9️⃣4️⃣ MPH during his appearance.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2025

UCLA: Relied on its defense while its offense labored.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 10, 2022

Relied on outdated duty rosters that resulted in too few officers being deployed.

From Washington Post • Apr. 15, 2021

Relied on for food, fertilizer and, of course, delivering messages in both wartime and peacetime, no other animal aside from the dog has been as useful to humans, and few have been as thoroughly studied.

From New York Times • Feb. 23, 2021

I sprinkle seed and crumbs around; He quickly flies and famished eats:— He would have starved to death had he Relied on proverb-making cheats.

From The Continental Monthly, Vol. 1, No. 4, April, 1862 Devoted To Literature And National Policy by Various