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Department of Housing and Urban Development said local homeless service providers would have to apply directly to it for funding.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 10, 2026
One proposed compromise, he said, would have allowed the Orangemen to complete one final march along the Garvaghy Road, on the condition it would not apply to march the route again.
From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026
“Joan is famously not a fan of leaving the Upper West Side,” the author observes—which could apply to about three-quarters of New York’s music faculties.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
"Despite what politicians say about the international legal system, judges still respect and apply international law in many countries around the world," said Sophie Marjanac, legal director at the Redwater Insights think tank.
From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026
As I scroll through advice on my phone, I find most of it—stuff like renting a warehouse and buying insurance—doesn’t apply to a babysitting business.
From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller
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The mortgage subsidy of 1 percentage point will run for one year and applies to homes that are less than 120 square meters and valued at less than $223,000.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
The measure only applies to permanent Florida residents, and the exemption would only count for non-school taxes.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 8, 2026
The settlement applies to around 2,700 people detained at the Adelanto facility between March 11 and Sept. 30, 2020, who were exposed to the disinfectant called HDQ Neutral.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026
"There are foundational principles in condensed matter physics that constrain how different phases can appear and disappear when one changes the temperature or applies a magnetic field," May-Mann said.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 7, 2026
Until quite recently, it was customary to write “MP’s” and “1980’s” - and in fact this convention still applies in America.
From "Eats, Shoots & Leaves" by Author
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The county applied for all four functions and won the recommendation.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 10, 2026
Florida homeowners who have applied for the homestead exemption can estimate how much they would save under Amendment 3 on this website created by the state.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 8, 2026
A Welsh actress named in a prestigious line-up that has previously featured the likes of Benedict Cumberbatch and Florence Pugh says the selection was "so unexpected" that she forgot she applied.
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026
He applied again in the spring semester—and was turned down once more.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
Elizebeth, meanwhile, applied to work for the Navy.
From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield
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Wall Street firms are well on their way to applying cryptocurrency technology to traditional assets like stocks and bonds.
From Barron's ● Oct. 10, 2026
The violence comes amid growing anger over a court ruling requiring the government to remove barriers that had prevented some migrants from applying for asylum.
From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026
The new development suspends Microsoft from applying for green cards for workers who come to the U.S. on H-1B visas and later apply to become permanent residents.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026
The number of people applying for unemployment benefits each week has fallen to historic lows, reinforcing that companies are very reluctant to lay off workers with the economy growing steadily.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 8, 2026
Viola was bent over an elaborate cake, holding her breath and applying the final decorations of nonpareils, those tiny edible metallic nuggets that crunched thrillingly between the teeth.
From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly
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