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However, conventional lidar sensors are often large and costly, and many rely on moving components that can wear out over time.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 22, 2026
Type 2 diabetes can sometimes be put into remission by eating a healthy diet and keeping slim without needing to rely on glucose-lowering medications.
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026
They’ve tried to rely on it less, with some success.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026
That nonpartisan reputation is crucial to why global investors and policymakers rely upon it so much.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026
We can’t even rely on the sky—a canopy of branches and leaves block the sunlight.
From "Clairboyance" by Kristiana Kahakauwila
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The plot, such as it is, relies on the quartet visiting other worlds.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026
Government spending on homelessness, which relies largely on nonprofits to operate shelters and other housing sites around L.A.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2026
Of the company’s named targets for the first half of 2026, only Las Vegas and Phoenix are not yet home to Tesla’s robotaxi network, which mostly relies on Model Y SUVs.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 21, 2026
The water company, which relies on reservoirs to supply homes, said levels at Arlington Reservoir in East Sussex had dropped to where its drought plan stated it needed to introduce restrictions.
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 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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Once the race started, Kerr relied on two pacesetting runners, and a system called Wavelight.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026
His attorneys have since appealed both the convictions and the sentence, arguing the judge improperly relied on allegations connected to charges for which he was acquitted when determining his punishment.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 20, 2026
Complete skeletons are uncommon in the fossil record, so the researchers relied on much smaller clues: teeth and pieces of jaw.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 19, 2026
After a tournament where England's attack relied almost exclusively on Kane - he has six goals along with Jude Bellingham - what are they going to do when their all-time record goalscorer retires?
From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2026
She remembered all the times she, Luke, and Thalia had relied on highway rest stops when they were homeless demigods, trying to survive.
From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan
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Fed Chairman Kevin Warsh told Wall Street in June to stop relying on the central bank to telegraph its every move in advance.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 22, 2026
But he ably defends Alys from a group of invaders, relying on muscle memory and — perhaps — a sense of honor to pay her back for saving his life.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2026
Rather than relying on one sound, he moved between genres without ever losing the crowd.
From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2026
That, together with continued resilience in exports and industrial production, suggests the central bank can maintain a measured monetary-policy approach while relying on targeted fiscal support to bolster growth.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026
DRACO: So now we’re relying on Muggles to find our children?
From "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child" by J.K. Rowling
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