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NOUN
putting substance on another
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You’re not wrong that millions of wide-eyed and, perhaps, naive homebuyers have their applications rejected every year.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 5, 2026

Last month, applications opened for a separate means-tested scheme to provide a £100 voucher to some heating oil users.

From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026

The more prosaic risk is that current growth rates won’t be sustained, once adoption is widespread and the most productive applications deployed.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

That is still far below room temperature, but it is relatively high compared with similar quantum materials and makes the result especially promising for future applications.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 2, 2026

Everyone knows that Merryl’s on the team so she can put “team participation” on her college applications next year, and track is the only sport that doesn’t cut.

From "The Running Dream" by Wendelin Van Draanen



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