applied

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Mr. Hanke is a professor of applied economics at the Johns Hopkins University.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026

Dr Anne Kelly, paediatric transfusion and components clinical expert for NHSBT, said IUTs were very rare, donors were carefully selected and extra safety measures were applied, because patients were "particularly vulnerable".

From BBC • Apr. 21, 2026

It wasn’t a cure, exactly, but ceaselessly applied, it was keeping the effects of greening at bay for a few months at a time.

From Slate • Apr. 20, 2026

Jacobs has built QXO into a leading building-materials firm with more than $2 billion in quarterly sales, using the same acquisitive approach he applied to enterprises in waste management and logistics.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026

“I’m going to Sunridge in the fall. Their art program. I applied and got accepted.”

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam