applying

Example Sentences

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Musk is thinking first principles while Son is applying his go-big-or-go-home investment approach.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 27, 2026

Before applying this framework, the researchers first examined whether organic material could survive the journey from one planet to another, regardless of where it originally formed.

From Science Daily • Jun. 26, 2026

Last year, a divided 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that those restrictions were illegal if they prevented migrants from applying for asylum.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 25, 2026

Bereaved parents who lose a baby before 24 weeks of pregnancy in Northern Ireland have begun applying for a certificate in recognition of their loss.

From BBC • Jun. 23, 2026

Colonel Hedgepath was on Bull’s back applying a half-nelson and laughing in victory before Bull was ever aware there was a fight.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy