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Baseball was the first sport to apply mathematical thinking to gaining an edge on the field.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026

"We can apply these generalized laws to better understand evaporating black holes in quantum theory and black hole mergers, like those detected by the LIGO-Virgo-KAGRA collaboration using gravitational waves."

From Science Daily ● Jul. 13, 2026

The clearest costs are borne by Americans who use adjudicatory commissions to enforce rights they cannot apply anywhere else.

From Slate ● Jul. 13, 2026

“And that would apply to any type of food.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 13, 2026

I found my pupil sufficiently docile, though disinclined to apply: she had not been used to regular occupation of any kind.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë

The July 9 action applies to a separate 220-mile pipeline.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2026

Former Arsenal midfielder and Wales captain Aaron Ramsey applies a tourniquet, while ex-Chelsea and Argentina goalkeeper Willy Caballero comforts the casualty.

From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026

Mr. Argue applies the same brilliant synthesis of influences and mastery of several musical idioms that has distinguished his own magnificent 18-piece Secret Society ensemble, but here carrying a less urgent, more subdued feel.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 11, 2026

The second label applies to "AI-assisted" music recording which are still "created substantially by humans and expresses human creativity" but contain "some expressive elements" that were generated with AI.

From Barron's ● Jul. 10, 2026

That’s the term that best applies when I see Fleetwood’s sweaty pink face.

From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin

To round out the strategy, when I was 20 I applied for my first travel credit card: the Chase Sapphire Preferred card, with a $95 annual fee.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 14, 2026

“We have a lot of confidence that what we’ve learned in San Diego could absolutely be applied to other places throughout the state.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2026

“There will always be an element of subjectivity in some decisions,” the organization’s head of refereeing Pierluigi Collina said, “but we are happy with how this principle has been applied throughout the tournament.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 13, 2026

Because the research was conducted in mice, the findings cannot be directly applied to human memory or Alzheimer's disease.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 12, 2026

Penelope had read all the etiquette books in the Swanburne library, but she could not recall a rule that applied specifically to this situation.

From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood

The measurements showed that applying an electric field not only increased the speed of the phonons but also significantly extended how long they survived before scattering.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 11, 2026

In late May we reconvened in Athens, inviting other faith leaders to join us in developing and applying that ethical language.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026

But it’s still something worth being aware of: You want to show you’re passionate about the position you’re applying for.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 8, 2026

Just as El Tri was applying more pressure in the first half, Bukayo Saka broke away down the right flank and sent a cross to Bellingham, who scored in the 36th minute.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 6, 2026

When I knew that we had been accepted to go to America, I told John, fie was surprised and wanted to know why I hadn’t told him before that I was applying.

From "Lost Boy, Lost Girl" by John Bul Dau