applied

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When connected to a battery, an electric charge is applied to ions within the liquid.

From Science Daily • Jun. 10, 2026

Previously, the requirement applied only to adults through age 54.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

Sam Bankman-Fried, the one-time giant in cryptocurrencies currently in prison for fraud, has applied for a pardon from President Donald Trump.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

In 1961, when World War II was in the rearview mirror, Britain applied to join what’s now called the European Union.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

“I’m a scientist. I did some research and applied my findings.”

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas