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reliance

[ri-lahy-uhns] / rɪˈlaɪ əns /


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Such an advance could reduce agriculture's reliance on industrial fertilizers.

From Science Daily Sep. 19, 2026

However, the Saudi government’s reliance on oil for 55% of its revenues means the incentive to get crude flowing again is high.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 17, 2026

In reliance on that agreement, the parents entrust the surrogate with their embryo, which contains their own genetic material.

From Slate Sep. 17, 2026

Yet Bessent has adopted his Democratic predecessor’s use of heavy reliance on short-term Treasury bill issuance to help fund the nearly $2 trillion U.S. budget deficit.

From MarketWatch Sep. 16, 2026

Lowland South New Guineans along Torres Strait practiced not the intensive agriculture of the New Guinea highlands but a slash-and-burn agriculture with heavy reliance on seafoods, hunting, and gathering.

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




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