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application

[ap-li-key-shuhn] / ˌæp lɪˈkeɪ ʃən /




NOUN
the act of putting a substance on something
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NOUN
computer program
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Roberts leveraged the connections from his clerkship into a job in President Ronald Reagan’s Department of Justice, submitting his application on Supreme Court letterhead and dropping Rehnquist’s name as a reference.

From Slate • May 7, 2026

Interested parties who fill out a form will receive updates on the program, including application details and opportunities to pre-order.

From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026

Dean, Park, Safavi-Naeini, and Stokowski are inventors on a patent application that covers methods for achieving quantum advantage in power-constrained photonic sensors.

From Science Daily • May 5, 2026

The regulator denied her application, saying investigators first learned about her claims from the news media, instead of her going to the SEC first.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026

We can readily understand Michelangelo’s discomfort, for Titian has rephrased his sculpture in utterly sensuous terms through the painterly application of sonorous color that is characteristic of his work.

From "History of Art, Volume 1" by H.W. Janson




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