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Plants rely on it during photosynthesis to harvest light, while animals use related processes to efficiently convert food into energy.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 6, 2026
High-achieving young scientists rely less on AI than more average researchers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026
With the prospect of borrowing costs being kept on hold for now, tech-rich markets were the big beneficiaries as such firms rely on debt to drive their vast investments.
From Barron's ● Oct. 5, 2026
Sources familiar with the way the technology is used said analysts and other defence officials rely on Maven to access and organise visual data, including satellite imagery and drone footage.
From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026
“You should know better than that. You can’t rely on something that old.”
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
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The Washington region has the second-largest Salvadoran population in the U.S., after Los Angeles, and the construction industry relies significantly on workers with TPS.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026
The aircraft relies on the software and has been expected to soon win approval to fly passengers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
This is where Goldie’s approach differs most from traditional advice that relies on the output from financial-planning software.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 2, 2026
As a result, the UK relies on imports for just under half of the diesel it uses.
From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026
Given that this book relies in part on hindsight, many historians will feel justified in condemning it as an example of Whig history.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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Our team has relied on media coverage and trained student coders to flag ads that are potentially AI-generated.
From Salon ● Oct. 6, 2026
Gonzalez restarted his device and, until it booted up again, relied on nearby troops to relay his messages up the chain.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026
Foran said that at the time, the colonies that later became Canada relied on Great Britain and its Royal Navy for its defence, as well as indigenous peoples who served as generals in major battles.
From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026
"If nature developed a GPS, a particle that can be relied upon to navigate thousands of kilometers across the ocean, then it would be something like this," he said.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 2, 2026
They weren’t her favorite, but if Ophie was going to take up her own investigation it was best to be prepared, so she relied on the professionals.
From "Ophie's Ghosts" by Justina Ireland
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"We hope our work could pave the way for objective blood tests capable of identifying underlying biological signatures rather than relying solely on patient-reported symptoms," said Prof Pshezhetskiy.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 2, 2026
Igor Yelnik, founder of Alphidence Capital, a London-based global macro hedge fund, noted that funds are relying on leverage—essentially, borrowed money—more than the last time when rates were this high.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026
Worth Girvan said the housing-first mentality works, but there should be more permanent supportive housing built instead of relying on interim hotel housing.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
Even if rates don’t go up, someone relying too much on fixed income could find themselves lacking the liquidity needed for an unexpected emergency expense, such as a medical bill or home maintenance.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 30, 2026
He said, “I am relying on you, son.”
From "The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War" by Michael Shaara
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