rest on
Example Sentences
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Manchester City centre-back Abdukodir Khusanov is the heart of the Uzbekistan team and their hopes rest on their defensive displays.
From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026
Going forward, it was hoped that Southern governments would truly rest on the consent of the governed, as the Declaration of Independence had promised.
From Slate • Jun. 3, 2026
Both arguments rest on a faulty premise that no meaningful trade-offs exist between national security and economic engagement with adversaries.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026
Yet he argues the expansion rest on a narrow pillar of growth — what he calls the “Three A’s” — that makes the economy more fragile than it seems and vulnerable to a big slowdown.
From MarketWatch • May 29, 2026
“You can rest on the way to Yazd.”
From "Darius the Great Is Not Okay" by Adib Khorram
