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apply

[uh-plahy] / əˈplaɪ /






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The chemicals shown to damage gut bacteria include pesticides such as herbicides and insecticides commonly applied to crops.

From Science Daily

The case was ultimately expanded to include other teachers and parents and granted class-action status — which ensured that its outcome would apply statewide.

From Los Angeles Times

Low income households in a part of Surrey can now apply for new support funding.

From BBC

In that zone, agents can conduct stops and searches without the same constitutional protections that apply in the interior of the country.

From The Wall Street Journal

By her senior year, local companies attended campus career fairs, but she was unsuccessful when applying to corporate jobs outside of the region.

From The Wall Street Journal