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applicant

[ap-li-kuhnt] / ˈæp lɪ kənt /


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Embassy in Bujumbura, Burundi, she watched anxiously as applicant after applicant left dejected.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026

It added that having a health condition did not always mean an applicant would be rejected because of costs.

From BBC • Mar. 20, 2026

Those pictures require patience, time, and pain to conjure on the part of the applicant.

From Slate • Mar. 20, 2026

By far the biggest factor in admission, however, is whether an applicant has matriculated from another magnet school and how long an applicant has been on the waiting list for a magnet school.

From Salon • Mar. 10, 2026

The applicant wrote his name and was then handed a newspaper in Chinese to test his reading.

From "Black Like Me" by John Howard Griffin