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reliant

[ri-lahy-uhnt] / rɪˈlaɪ ənt /


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There wasn’t a smartphone in sight—Rees says she hates technology and has home-schooled her children since learning how reliant schools had become on screens.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 16, 2026

The country is less reliant on imports and has a more diverse energy mix that makes use of its hydroelectric Alpine dams.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 14, 2026

But the law change has riled some business groups, and officials in Morocco, where the call centre sector is heavily reliant on the French market.

From BBC Aug. 11, 2026

The travel is helping boost economies even as it has angered many locals who say their cities, now reliant on foreign visitors, are no longer serving them.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 10, 2026

They are tied to networks, reliant on phones, eager to communicate their messages and science, use technology to develop and further it.

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel




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