application
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Or perhaps a practical application of satirist William Makepeace Thackeray’s celebrated challenge: “How to live well on nothing a year.”
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 16, 2026
Once in the U.K., those seeking refugee status must wait months—sometimes years—for their application to be heard.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026
A planning application has already been submitted for the Google data centre at Arena Essex Raceway in Thurrock, which is designated as a local wildlife site.
From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026
It had previously made an Urgent Crown Development application, a special procedure to fast-track the process due to its "national importance".
From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026
As one young man with a felony conviction explained in exasperation, “I asked for an application for Section 8. They asked me if I had a felony. I said, ‘yes.’...
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
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A backlog of applications from the UK for working holiday visas would continue to be processed slowly after a record 80,000 applications -- a matter that is under discussion with the UK government, he said.
From Barron's ● Sep. 17, 2026
Last week applications opened for a separate means-tested scheme to provide a £100 voucher to some heating oil users.
From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2026
Here’s how the restraining order process is supposed to work — and the pitfalls that prevent many applications from moving forward.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026
Project applications, approvals and issuance in other sectors, including automotive and electronics, have been much more stable.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
And Lily’s the one who is stressing over all her college applications, not me.
From "How to Disappear Completely" by Ali Standish
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