application
Example Sentences
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In the denial, the patent commissioner scolded Hunt for allowing “his discovery to slumber” for so long, saying he submitted an application only to “strangle” someone else’s invention, presumably Howe’s.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026
“To date, our view has been that ServiceNow is better-positioned for this AI era relative to other application software firms,” Keirstead wrote.
From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026
“The information was self contained in this application without any links or access to any department records or systems.”
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026
He ruled that "the fact that the application is a novel one is not a reason for refusing it".
From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026
My sister nearly “aged out” of our adjustment-of-status application when she was on the brink of turning twenty-one before our application was approved.
From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi
Vocabulary lists containing application
Jim Burke's Academic Vocabulary List
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The SAT: Multiple-Meaning Words, List 3
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