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Recent Examples of reliant
Organizations in the health care industry have become increasingly reliant on this model for hiring and staffing, but this approach could theoretically have adverse consequences for patients who rely on long-term, close relationships with providers to advocate for them and ensure quality care.
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Adia Harvey Wingfield, Forbes.com, 18 July 2025
One analysis shows this would have the most impact on two-year associate degree programs, though federal data shows community college students are less reliant on federal student loans.
—Elissa Nadworny, NPR, 18 July 2025
But nonprofits should not be as reliant on government cash as addicts are on drugs.
—Scott Walter, Baltimore Sun, 12 July 2025
Facing shortages on the front line, even as its own factories work round-the-clock, Russia has become reliant on North Korea for additional weaponry.
—Will Ripley, CNN Money, 11 July 2025
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Adia Harvey Wingfield, Forbes.com, 18 July 2025
One analysis shows this would have the most impact on two-year associate degree programs, though federal data shows community college students are less reliant on federal student loans.
—Elissa Nadworny, NPR, 18 July 2025
But nonprofits should not be as reliant on government cash as addicts are on drugs.
—Scott Walter, Baltimore Sun, 12 July 2025
Facing shortages on the front line, even as its own factories work round-the-clock, Russia has become reliant on North Korea for additional weaponry.
—Will Ripley, CNN Money, 11 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reliant
dependent
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Critics question whether a battery swap network—capital intensive, dependent on fleet adoption, and distributed across so many different markets—can scale profitably.—
Clay Chandler,
Fortune,
19 July 2025
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Economic uncertainty, higher costs, could also weigh on Netflix, which is highly dependent on consumer spending.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
18 July 2025
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“Reliant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reliant. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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