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As people grow older, the brain tends to place less emphasis on activity in the hippocampus and rely more on the frontal cortex.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 20, 2026
“This is about equity, about inclusivity, about making sure that we’re making the investments that make it easier for people to not rely on costly forms of transportation,” Nazarian said at the groundbreaking.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026
White-ball captain Harry Brook says he has "learned a lot" as a captain and a person - and wants to be the player England fans rely on.
From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026
Roughly half of households in Maine rely on heating oil, as do a quarter in Rhode Island, 20% in Massachusetts and 15% in New York.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026
I had to stop for the night, and I couldn’t rely on the hope that I might find a farm or a village soon.
From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff
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Unlike traditional forensic DNA testing, which generally relies on a direct comparison between evidence and a known person, investigative genetic genealogy can identify distant genetic relatives of an unknown individual.
From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026
More than 80% of people in Gaza are unemployed so most of the population relies on aid.
From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026
Leovane, who said he relies on the revenue he earns through Airbnb to pay his bills, said he made about $11,000 last year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 2026
This method relies on a familiar property of light: scattering.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 17, 2026
She is so out there that it takes me a while to realize how versed she is in theater, how effective a teacher and director she is, and how deeply Volpe relies on her.
From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove
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The Journal’s analysis relied on detailed Medicaid billing records that reporters accessed under a research agreement with the federal government.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026
Many schools relied on adjunct professors during the boom to manage the influx of computer-science students, but those schools that added tenured faculty could be in a tight spot.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 19, 2026
Most previous investigations have relied on animal experiments or studies comparing dietary habits and health outcomes across large groups of people.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 18, 2026
Melting snow provides water for the river, which is relied upon by more than 40 million people across seven U.S. states, tribal nations and Mexico.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026
Foragers relied on dozens of species to survive, and could therefore weather difficult years even without stocks of preserved food.
From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari
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One of the most important advantages of the new microscope is its ability to reveal cellular activity without relying on fluorescent markers.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 17, 2026
Until the Rams prioritize the position and stop relying on practice-squad castoffs, they will continue to undermine their own championship hopes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 2026
But some top officials gathered in Bangkok this week cautioned against relying too heavily on AI investment.
From Barron's ● Oct. 17, 2026
DBS expects the one-year benchmark lending rate to remain unchanged, with policymakers relying on targeted fiscal support rather than further rate cuts to sustain growth.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
I just keep relying on the trusty old period card.
From "I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter" by Erika L. Sánchez
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