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[uh-plahy] / əˈplaɪ /






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Appeared in the April 3, 2026, print edition as 'Amazon to Apply Fuel Surcharge Of 3.5% to Third-Party Sellers'.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026

When you’re competing for the same position against hundreds of resumes submitted via LinkedIn Easy Apply and you know a human’s eyes might not even make it to your resume, it’s easy to get discouraged.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 9, 2026

This vacuum has left lower-court judges with an unenviable choice: Apply the law as it actually stands today or try to guess how the Supreme Court will change it tomorrow.

From Slate • Aug. 15, 2025

Glaze timing: Apply glaze during the final 30 minutes or so of cooking.

From Salon • Apr. 18, 2025

Apply a tracking badge to the inside front cover of your book.

From "Book Scavenger" by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman




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