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application

Definition for application

noun as in request

noun as in the act of putting a substance on something

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treatment

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administration, rubbing

noun as in computer program

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app, program, software

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This week, Mike Cherney reports on scientists who are testing quantum sensors as a secure alternative to GPS, for both military and civilian applications.

“Their investment in manufacturing, packaging and R&D for optical chips means the most innovative technologies that power AI, data centers and critical national security applications will be developed and built here in the U.S.A.”

A convoy of Immigration and Customs Enforcement vehicles detained Marouf the morning of Sept. 22, just days after the government denied his application for permanent residence.

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The Mortgage Bankers Association’s weekly refinance application activity index in mid-November was more than double what it was a year prior.

The decision has repeatedly been delayed and last month the government pushed back a deadline to rule on the application to 10 December.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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