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Recent Examples of reliant
Even so, slower population growth is likely to ripple through the economy, with the immediate impacts felt in industries that are reliant on new household formation, such as housing, construction and health care, Ngomsi told CBS News.
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Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 11 Feb. 2026
The yen has weakened quite a bit in the past year, which tends to be positive for equities in Japan given how a sizable proportion of the market comprises exports-reliant manufacturers.
—Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 11 Feb. 2026
By concentrating on a lack of open-play goals, the real message was that Arsenal were overly reliant on set pieces.
—Michael Cox, New York Times, 11 Feb. 2026
Tariffs are a major blow to Japan’s export-reliant economy, including the automakers.
—Yuri Kageyama, Fortune, 10 Feb. 2026
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Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 11 Feb. 2026
The yen has weakened quite a bit in the past year, which tends to be positive for equities in Japan given how a sizable proportion of the market comprises exports-reliant manufacturers.
—Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 11 Feb. 2026
By concentrating on a lack of open-play goals, the real message was that Arsenal were overly reliant on set pieces.
—Michael Cox, New York Times, 11 Feb. 2026
Tariffs are a major blow to Japan’s export-reliant economy, including the automakers.
—Yuri Kageyama, Fortune, 10 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reliant
dependent
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That means advocating for policies that expand opportunity—supporting job creation, workforce training, homeownership, and small businesses—while opposing ideas that keep people dependent or stagnant.—
Rachel Royster,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 Feb. 2026
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As has now been thoroughly documented, these women worked with Epstein expecting modeling or business opportunities that in many cases never materialized, and would often become dependent on him for a visa, housing, or money.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
13 Feb. 2026
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“Reliant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reliant. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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