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[ri-lahy-uhns] / rɪˈlaɪ əns /


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"Turkey's continued reliance on coal, alongside plans for further expansion, highlights the contradiction at the heart of its current trajectory," Duygu Kutluay of Beyond Fossil Fuels told AFP.

From Barron's ● Nov. 5, 2026

Asked about Turkey's continuing reliance on coal, Bayraktar told AFP in February that Ankara prioritised securing affordable energy supplies and reducing dependence on imports.

From Barron's ● Nov. 5, 2026

Smaller-cap cryptocurrencies could also be even more vulnerable, due to lower liquidity and a heavier reliance on speculative investors.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 4, 2026

At the end of September, it signed an agreement with logistics provider Gulftainer to expand aluminum shipments through the U.A.E.’s east coast, reducing reliance on traditional shipping routes disrupted by the conflict.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026

You may attempt to defend your enervating use of the passive voice by pointing out that the only alternative is excessive reliance upon the first person personal pronoun or upon the pontifical We.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker


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