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application

[ap-li-kay-shuhn] / ˌæp lɪˈkeɪ ʃən /




NOUN
the act of putting a substance on something
Synonyms
NOUN
computer program
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The result is that application cycles keep starting earlier.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

That effect pointed to another possible application for the technology.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 8, 2026

The Isfahan Revolutionary Court dismissed his application to appeal and relatives were summoned for a final meeting.

From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026

The King had "no involvement" in Andrew's application for a judicial review of his arrest, the Daily Telegraph reports.

From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026

If telescopes with a magnification of 20X had had a practical application, they would have had them.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

Palantir’s operational layer will become “increasingly important,” she said, as AI applications move to becoming agentic systems that can work autonomously across several tasks.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 8, 2026

The researchers believe this type of molecular rewiring could eventually have applications beyond lymphoma, including other cancers and some autoimmune diseases.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 8, 2026

Judge Peter Hampton, who did not oversee the bail condition applications at earlier hearings, but sentenced all three brothers in June, described Amar Ilyas as having "taken the coward's route and fled".

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026

Some AI computing power and data will be processed locally, or on the device, while other applications are still handled remotely via Microsoft's cloud computing services.

From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026

Everyone knows that Merryl’s on the team so she can put “team participation” on her college applications next year, and track is the only sport that doesn’t cut.

From "The Running Dream" by Wendelin Van Draanen




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