- plural of applicant.
applicants
Example Sentences
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Given that clemency boards often look more favorably on applicants who acknowledge their wrongdoing and express remorse, I asked if he’d been tempted to confess.
From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026
"In the meantime, we are working to speed up claims and improve the experience for applicants," the government said.
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026
A long obscure board that oversees L.A.’s federal homelessness funds has published a request for qualifications seeking new applicants for the four federally-mandated functions that make up LAHSA’s core work.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 10, 2026
This summer, more than 1,300 applicants scrambled to fill a rare vacancy created when one of the quiz show’s eight full-time clue writers retired after 30 years.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026
So Blackburn extended the deadline two weeks for everybody, and his colleagues also helped some applicants with the maze of financial aid forms.
From "Class Matters" by The New York Times
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