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application

[ap-li-kay-shuhn] / ˌæp lɪˈkeɪ ʃən /




NOUN
the act of putting a substance on something
Synonyms
NOUN
computer program
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But that calculation changes if he hits the application age limits between his late 20s and mid-30s.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 13, 2026

A press conference led by Piddington Parish Council chairman Tim McNally took place on Friday after Housing Secretary Angela Rayner approved the Home Office's application to change the use of the site for asylum accommodation.

From BBC ● Nov. 13, 2026

The Home Office's application to house up to 1,256 men at the MoD Bicester site was fast-tracked using an Urgent Crown Development application.

From BBC ● Nov. 12, 2026

“Every license application and contract renewal would have become about him and his relationship with the spy—and any other compromising personal relationships—instead of the company.”

From Slate ● Nov. 12, 2026

I wasn’t at all confident that she would pass my application on to whomever actually made the hiring decisions.

From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson

These include Russia, where the use of Microsoft applications is heavily restricted, or phased out in favour of domestic alternatives.

From BBC ● Nov. 13, 2026

The approach has already revealed new candidates for quantum computing and sensing applications.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 13, 2026

Microsoft 365 is the company's cloud-based subscription service that includes popular applications such as Outlook and Teams.

From Barron's ● Nov. 13, 2026

After graduating in 2020, Akash spent years doing nothing but studying for some 50 job applications.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 13, 2026

Persians have very strong feelings about the proper applications of rice.

From "Darius the Great Is Not Okay" by Adib Khorram


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