application
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She realized the need for a video version after one job application fizzled: Thompson declined a potential employer’s request for an AI-powered interview, which was labeled a “vibe check.”
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 15, 2026
Paramount, in a statement, blasted the lawsuit from the state attorneys general, saying it “reflects a fundamentally flawed application of the antitrust laws and is wrong on both the facts and the law.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2026
"A planning application is taking between three and five years. That needs to be reduced to one to two years in order to achieve this target."
From BBC ● Jul. 12, 2026
His father, an engineer, helped him file a patent application that is now pending.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 12, 2026
Meanwhile, my application process was Mom saying, “This will look good on your college apps.”
From "What If It's Us" by Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera
LinkedIn is peppered with stories of job listings requiring candidates to take questionnaires or use specific words or phrases in cover letters, in order to avoid applications spit out by bots.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 15, 2026
AI-generated product demonstrations, makeup applications and dress twirls are spreading on TikTok Shop, raising tensions among creators, brands and the platform itself.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026
She has done some freelance and part-time gigs as a marketing and events coordinator, but has yet to find a full-time job despite sending out a steady stream of applications.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026
Disability applications dropped 7% in fiscal year 2025, compared with fiscal year 2024, according to the Urban Institute.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 14, 2026
The knowledge acquired in dissection had few, if any, practical applications.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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