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applicant

[ap-li-kuhnt] / ˈæp lɪ kənt /


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It also would broaden public insight into how lease agreements with the port affect the local workforce by requiring any leaseholder extending a lease or lease applicant to disclose overview on its employment.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

Having lived in Japan for a decade, permanent residency applicant Chono said he saw both sides of the debate but that the country needed young people "to support its future".

From Barron's ● Oct. 1, 2026

It said it will continue to look for ways to improve while still securing the information needed to make a robust assessment of the level of support needed by each applicant.

From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026

Lawyers for the applicant also argued that Garvaghy Road residents had refused talks with the Orange Order and the commission breached legislation by making it "a pre-requisite to a parade".

From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026

First you are an applicant, then suddenly you are an orientee.

From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich

The spouses and children of applicants can also secure citizenship, in exchange for a contribution of $100,000 to the Treasury, or $25,000 if they are under 18 years of age.

From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026

It said the median score of admitted Black applicants was five to seven points lower than that of admitted white applicants each year from 2019 to 2024.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026

Hundreds of people are expected to arrive under the UKRS, which stopped taking new applicants in December 2024, and three new sponsorship routes.

From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026

More than 39,000 people arrived under the Afghan Resettlement Programme and in July 2025 the government confirmed the schemes were either closed to new applicants or discontinued.

From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026

Job searches take their toll, even in the case of totally honest applicants, and I am feeling particularly damaged.

From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich




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