applied
Example Sentences
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Tufts denied that she believed Clancy had pressured speech, saying the "not" applied to both the words hyper and pressured.
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026
This means that the landlord does not charge each resident for their individual utility usage but sends them statements based on a formula applied to the building’s total usage.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026
The north Atlantic island applied to join the bloc in 2009, a year after the 2008 financial crisis led to the collapse of its banks and economy.
From Barron's ● Aug. 26, 2026
Marketing professor Peter Fader tried to talk Fuld out of taking the class he teaches on applied probability models.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026
The invisible social line—which, if crossed, might make her think I was sassy—was narrow and was applied arbitrarily.
From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson
