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[uh-plahy] / əˈplaɪ /






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The Thayer Amendment of 1866 bans the portrait of any living person on US notes, although this traditionally does not apply to coins.

From BBC Sep. 3, 2026

The bill would apply to Boyle Heights in the short term and would go into effect statewide July 1, 2028.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 1, 2026

Survivor benefits work differently, and don’t apply to your situation.

From MarketWatch Aug. 31, 2026

Their job is to apply the law to the facts of the case and render judgment.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 31, 2026

If you want to get really complicated, you can apply both transposition and substitution to the same message.

From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield

If the person also has a large pretax SEP IRA, however, the pro-rata rule applies.

From MarketWatch Sep. 2, 2026

Vidanska applies resin to the flowers she grows at home, like plumeria and bougainvillea to make hair pins and other accessories.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 2, 2026

This applies only to the A.I.-generated search results summary and not to chatbots, which are inclined to give users the answers they want.

From Slate Aug. 26, 2026

Deep Cogito applies several techniques, including large-scale reinforcement learning, in which a model learns through a combination of penalties and rewards.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 26, 2026

Until quite recently, it was customary to write “MP’s” and “1980’s” - and in fact this convention still applies in America.

From "Eats, Shoots & Leaves" by Author

Then, the Blue team agent applied safeguards to those attack paths.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 2, 2026

B&Q said the underpayments were unintentional and the result of calculations involving geographical allowances, while Five Guys blamed "technical differences in how payroll regulations were applied".

From BBC Sep. 2, 2026

The temporary 15% VAT reduction, from 20% to 5%, applied to family attraction tickets, children's meals and cinema tickets for just under 10 weeks.

From BBC Sep. 1, 2026

California offers tax credits of up to 35% on qualified expenses, which can be applied to any tax liabilities the production companies have in the state.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 1, 2026

Bobby, Bisguier, and about twenty other players and spectators stood around the tournament director’s desk as he applied the tie-breaking system to determine the winner.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady

In Syria, the U.S. started applying sanctions in 1979.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 2, 2026

I implore you to encourage her to keep her options open about applying in the United States, as there are more financial aid options.

From MarketWatch Aug. 31, 2026

There is something appealing about applying this same approach to the biological clock.

From Slate Aug. 29, 2026

I found myself more carefully applying makeup in my hotel room before prancing down to the hotel bar.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 28, 2026

Following that interview, I continued applying for jobs.

From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad




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