applied

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It applied Darwinian logic to human activity - including fighting, feeding, comfort and sex.

From BBC • Apr. 20, 2026

In the past year, though, I’ve applied to at least 100 roles for which I was an excellent fit.

From Slate • Apr. 20, 2026

It can also be applied to other chiral materials such as tellurium, selenium, and hybrid organic/inorganic perovskites.

From Science Daily • Apr. 19, 2026

Since last July, the Department of Homeland Security has ordered that all immigrants it arrests are subject to “mandatory detention” — a policy that had previously only applied to those caught at the border.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 19, 2026

Now that the troop was close to the sleeping cliff, the animals spread out and applied themselves to digging in the soil.

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer