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  • present participle of rely.

relying





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It means going to each card issuer’s website and clicking the “additional terms” link, rather than just relying on the information presented on the list.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

The researchers addressed this by using the shortest path in their geometric model of color perception rather than relying on a simple straight line.

From Science Daily • Jun. 7, 2026

The Foundation for Government Accountability, relying on more recent data, notes a 12% decrease in the rolls in Virginia, 6% in North Carolina and 10% in Kansas.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

Capital-intensive sectors relying on future cash flows, like solar, are vulnerable to higher interest rates, unlike utilities, which rose 0.9%.

From Barron's • Jun. 6, 2026

“That gets us through tomorrow,” I said, “and then were back to relying on the distiller Dri put together.”

From "Adrift" by Paul Griffin




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