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Ramani eagerly applied for admission for her younger daughter, who was 4 years old.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026

The number of people who applied for unemployment benefits in late April sank to a 57-year low, underscoring the remarkably low level of layoffs in the U.S. economy amid heavy turbulence.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 30, 2026

“That a name evocative of Disneyland has been applied to a depopulated, decimated swath of Ukrainian coal-and-steel country could appear jarring as Europe’s deadliest fighting since World War II continues to rage,” they wrote.

From Salon • Apr. 30, 2026

The researchers extended their method beyond isolated cells and applied it directly to human tumor samples.

From Science Daily • Apr. 30, 2026

“You don’t know what I can do. Snow produces a glow and a tingle, if applied rightly. Your indifference is half affectation, and a good stirring up would prove it.”

From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott