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Anti-natural gas zealots also conveniently leave out that even all-electric customers are reliant on fossil fuels: 74% of electricity generation in our transmission region is powered by natural gas, coal or oil.
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Dawn White, Baltimore Sun, 2 Mar. 2025
Furthermore, allowing Apple Intelligence to integrate multiple AI models as required gives customers more choice and helps Apple Intelligence keep up with the latest developments in AI without becoming reliant on a single third-party AI company.
—Paul Monckton, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
But now many have become reliant on the practice, especially in rural areas where getting to a medical facility can take longer and be more cumbersome for seniors.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 27 Feb. 2025
Another reason that Ukraine had been ruled out as a possible perpetrator was the unbelievable political risk: a country defending itself from invasion and desperately reliant on foreign military aid could hardly afford to blow up the energy infrastructure of one of its primary Western backers.
—Joshua Yaffa, The New Yorker, 24 Feb. 2025
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Dawn White, Baltimore Sun, 2 Mar. 2025
Furthermore, allowing Apple Intelligence to integrate multiple AI models as required gives customers more choice and helps Apple Intelligence keep up with the latest developments in AI without becoming reliant on a single third-party AI company.
—Paul Monckton, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
But now many have become reliant on the practice, especially in rural areas where getting to a medical facility can take longer and be more cumbersome for seniors.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 27 Feb. 2025
Another reason that Ukraine had been ruled out as a possible perpetrator was the unbelievable political risk: a country defending itself from invasion and desperately reliant on foreign military aid could hardly afford to blow up the energy infrastructure of one of its primary Western backers.
—Joshua Yaffa, The New Yorker, 24 Feb. 2025
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“Reliant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reliant. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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reliant
adjective
re·li·ant
ri-ˈlī-ənt 
: having reliance on something or someone : trusting
reliant on the family for news
reliantly
adverb
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