applicants

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The US Embassy in Kampala, Uganda, said it had temporarily paused all visa services, and that impacted applicants had been notified.

From Barron's • May 18, 2026

Now, though, some companies are slammed by huge numbers of entry-level applicants.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026

The state ostensibly has a “merit selection” system, in which nominating commissions compose lists of the most qualified applicants for judgeships, and the governor chooses from the list.

From Slate • May 11, 2026

Successful applicants would receive the £300 payment directly into their bank accounts, a spokesperson added.

From BBC • May 11, 2026

In the summer of 1917, an Urban League survey of realtors took a single-day snapshot that tallied 664 applicants for housing but only fifty homes available to them.

From "A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919" by Claire Hartfield