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[uh-plahy] / əˈplaɪ /






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The department said it would allow organisations like universities, community groups and businesses to sponsor refugees who apply to come to Britain, a model based on Canada's asylum system.

From BBC • Jun. 26, 2026

Fable 5, a general-purpose version of Anthropic’s powerful Mythos model that was also banned, remains restricted, and restrictions on Mythos 5 still apply to entities that aren’t trusted partners.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 26, 2026

Kutler said job losses from the moves are minimal and encouraged staffers who lose their current roles to apply for 40 current job openings at the company with more on the way.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 26, 2026

When a child turns 18, traditional IRA rules will apply to the account, including the opportunity to do Roth conversions when the child still pays no taxes or is in a low-tax bracket.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 26, 2026

He began to apply the basic principles of language acquisition to music learning, and called his method the mother-tongue approach.

From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin




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