apply to
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Marc Miller, Canada’s culture minister, told reporters at a news conference in Ottawa that the law would likely apply to companies including Meta and Snapchat, though they aren’t named.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026
The connectome may also reveal basic principles that apply to nervous systems across species, including humans.
From Science Daily • Jun. 10, 2026
The lawsuit states, however, that the rule does not apply to Sunday’s MMA event.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026
The investment returns exclude any sales charges, none of which apply to the funds on the chart above.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026
They apply to the organization of entire countries: remember the perennial arguments about whether the best form of government is a benign dictatorship, a federal system, or an anarchical free-for-all.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
