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application

[ap-li-key-shuhn] / ˌæp lɪˈkeɪ ʃən /




NOUN
the act of putting a substance on something
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NOUN
computer program
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Roberts leveraged the connections from his clerkship into a job in President Ronald Reagan’s Department of Justice, submitting his application on Supreme Court letterhead and dropping Rehnquist’s name as a reference.

From Slate • May 7, 2026

“We have defeated each and every one of those threats through the clinical application of defensive munitions,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times • May 4, 2026

"There is still a gap between laboratory success and real-world application," Prof Duan said.

From Science Daily • May 4, 2026

She said on LinkedIn that OpenAI’s latest model was a giant leap for coding, currently the hottest application for AI.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 2, 2026

The application of Orff and Dalcroze activities in preschool children: Do they affect the level of rhythmic ability?

From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin




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