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Apple’s supply chain is heavily reliant on China, with additional production in India, Vietnam and Thailand.
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Sara Salinas, CNBC, 8 Apr. 2025
American technology firms are highly reliant on chips imported from Asia, for instance, which means the supply is vulnerable to disruption.
—Damon Beres, The Atlantic, 8 Apr. 2025
For example, Riyadh, a city long reliant on cars, recently launched a new metro system alongside a partnership with Uber to offer discounted (and initially free) rides within a three-kilometre radius of metro stations.
—Ankit Mishra, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
The abandonment of the reactor made Long Island that much more reliant on coal and natural gas.
—Elizabeth Kolbert, New Yorker, 7 Apr. 2025
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Sara Salinas, CNBC, 8 Apr. 2025
American technology firms are highly reliant on chips imported from Asia, for instance, which means the supply is vulnerable to disruption.
—Damon Beres, The Atlantic, 8 Apr. 2025
For example, Riyadh, a city long reliant on cars, recently launched a new metro system alongside a partnership with Uber to offer discounted (and initially free) rides within a three-kilometre radius of metro stations.
—Ankit Mishra, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
The abandonment of the reactor made Long Island that much more reliant on coal and natural gas.
—Elizabeth Kolbert, New Yorker, 7 Apr. 2025
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“Reliant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reliant. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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reliant
adjective
re·li·ant
ri-ˈlī-ənt 
: having reliance on something or someone : trusting
reliant on the family for news
reliantly
adverb
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