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
“They expose vulnerable people to exploitation, deny them appropriate care, undermine trust in Medicare, and, when left unchecked, distort the data and assumptions federal policymakers rely upon to oversee these benefits.”
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 21, 2026
Plastic makers in Asia and Europe curbed their own output when Persian Gulf crude oil, the raw material they rely upon, became inaccessible.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026
But there are currently few of those dates for the palaces to rely upon.
From BBC • Feb. 22, 2026
At that time, Jule had only begun to construct the origin tale she would later rely upon, and she could not, could not tell anything else.
From "Genuine Fraud" by E. Lockhart
