rely upon
Example Sentences
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Advice columns, although anonymous, are not immune to this particular trend and, in fact, rely upon it.
From MarketWatch • May 26, 2026
Transformative technologies never arrive fully formed; they rely upon determined practitioners committed to the painstaking work of distilling extravagant promise into daily practice.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026
The Federal Reserve and other agencies were forced to rely upon alternative data generated by private companies.
From Barron's • Nov. 22, 2025
The bank’s response was that such statements were “puffery” — so generic that they couldn’t “cause a reasonable investor to rely upon them.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 24, 2025
As an old woman, she had to rely upon the charity of her church to survive.
From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis
