applicant
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Some assessments had remarkably tight deadlines, which Weis believed was an effort to thin the applicant pool.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 2026
Having lived in Japan for a decade, permanent residency applicant Chono said he saw both sides of the debate but that the country needed young people "to support its future".
From Barron's ● Oct. 1, 2026
The department said it also analyzed applicant data from 2021 through 2025.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026
Loyalist activist Jamie Bryson, who was involved in bringing the case, said the applicant has secured a "seismic victory".
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026
That “heroic theory of invention,” as it is termed, is encouraged by patent law, because an applicant for a patent must prove the novelty of the invention submitted.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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When CBP One shut down, applicants were overwhelmed.
From Barron's ● Oct. 28, 2026
They’re each being accused of making false statements in their naturalization applications—those applications ask whether applicants previously registered to vote or claimed U.S. citizenship.
From Slate ● Oct. 22, 2026
But Moody says some applicants still try to bend the rules, particularly in video interviews.
From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026
The pool of applicants for every opening has shrunk, said Matt Schron, Jack’s son and the company’s general manager.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 11, 2026
According to a study conducted by the DePaul University College of Law in 2000, of the then-ninety-eight occupations requiring licenses in Illinois, fifty-seven placed stipulations and/or restrictions on applicants with a criminal record.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
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