applying

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Notably, she adds, you may have to explicitly ask a senior co-worker to be your sponsor in the same way you requested letters of recommendation when applying to college.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

Sims, establishing the “one person, one vote” rule for state legislative districts, that because of “equitable considerations,” it would not be applying the new rule to the impending elections.

From Slate • May 13, 2026

He said he hoped he would be selected as the party's candidate for the area and said party leader Jon Burrows had not stopped anyone from applying to run as a candidate.

From BBC • May 12, 2026

The bistrifluron study used acetone to dissolve the chemical before applying it to wood.

From Science Daily • May 9, 2026

A week after that, she was applying for a one-year leave of absence from school.

From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng