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application

[ap-li-kay-shuhn] / ˌæp lɪˈkeɪ ʃən /




NOUN
the act of putting a substance on something
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NOUN
computer program
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Tens of thousands of students and parents completed a prequalification application this year, said Marc Schoonover, general manager at ELFI, a student-lending division of SouthEast Bank.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026

Twenty million dollars is the maximum amount countries can request in a single application.

From Barron's ● Oct. 22, 2026

Choosing a power supplier also avoids having to predict which particular AI application will win.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 22, 2026

While she is "hesitant" about asking for a human review in case she jeopardises her application, she believes "a human recruiter can see the fuller picture".

From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026

Driving a friend’s car up to San Francisco, standing around in the poetry sections of bookstores worrying about my application to Hampden.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt

Alec Samways says his company has seen "huge uptick" in applications, which "all look the same"

From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026

The same insights could also support efforts to engineer virus-like particles for vaccines and other therapeutic applications.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 22, 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

AI technology developed at SpaceX could have applications across the company.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026

They tried to help her with applications of spiderwebs and balls of ash, but it was like trying to hold back a spring with one's hands.

From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez


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