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application

[ap-li-key-shuhn] / ˌæp lɪˈkeɪ ʃən /




NOUN
the act of putting a substance on something
Synonyms
NOUN
computer program
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The emergency application comes one week after an appeals court ordered construction to stop until Congress approves, upholding a ruling won by the National Trust for Historic Preservation, which sued the administration last year.

From BBC Aug. 14, 2026

Despite a disappointing trial result earlier this year, the two firms said the European Medicines Agency had accepted its application for approval of its treatment, formally called PF-07307405.

From Barron's Aug. 14, 2026

In addition to submitting the master grant application, those include maintaining a homeless database and conducting the annual count.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 13, 2026

In July, Lilly said it was preparing application materials for retatrutide to treat obesity, knee osteoarthritis pain and sleep apnea, following data from two Phase 3 trials.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 12, 2026

I haven’t even thought about my application for weeks.

From "The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl" by Stacy McAnulty

Ukrainians consult them to track potential Russian attacks, like people check weather applications for storms but with less certainty, shorter warning, and deadly stakes.

From Barron's Aug. 16, 2026

In yet another sign that the company is tightening its focus on commercial AI applications, Google disbanded its AlphaFold research team in July.

From MarketWatch Aug. 15, 2026

The university said that, for the first time, it had received more than 100,000 applications this year – an increase of 13%.

From BBC Aug. 13, 2026

“AI investment” lumps together very different bets: foundational models, chips and compute, physical infrastructure and applications.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 12, 2026

Well, there are quotas, which means only a certain number of applications are approved each year in each category.

From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi




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