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applications





NOUN
putting substance on another
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The investigators found that the overall damage was most consistent with repeated applications of high pressure concentrated in a limited area.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 11, 2026

Appeal applications have steadily decreased from 217 in 2020 to 91 in 2025.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 10, 2026

Big banks such as JPMorgan, Goldman Sachs and others paid hundreds of millions of dollars to settle SEC investigations over their traders’ use of messaging applications that broke record-keeping rules.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 10, 2026

The scheme is worth a total of £150,000 and applications will be processed on a first come, first served basis, the council said.

From BBC ● Nov. 9, 2026

Okay—there are a few people here who just do it because it looks good on their college applications.

From "Ask the Passengers" by A.S. King


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