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[uh-plahy] / əˈplaɪ /






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Those who apply within six months of the rule’s start can get a temporary pass.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 17, 2026

Similar demands apply to calorimeters, the devices used in collider experiments to measure the energy carried by particles.

From Science Daily Jul. 17, 2026

Lime is not widely covered — only one analyst polled by FactSet covers the stock, so a typical comparison of forward price/earnings ratios doesn’t apply.

From MarketWatch Jul. 15, 2026

According to Kavanaugh, even Wong Kim Ark’s closed set of constitutional exceptions can be expanded to apply “to new circumstances” based on subsequent developments “largely unknown or unanticipated” by the Framers of the 14th Amendment.

From Slate Jul. 15, 2026

“He needs to know how important this is to you. Promise me you’ll apply to Sunridge.”

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam

“These five jurisdictions had every chance to follow the law and plan for their fair share of housing. ... Housing law applies statewide, and no city gets a pass.”

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 18, 2026

It’s a line that applies to the characters as much as it does to Locke and Connor.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 17, 2026

The moratorium applies to new facilities with capacities of at least 50 megawatts and halts projects still awaiting a permit.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 14, 2026

Anglian Water has introduced its first hosepipe ban in a decade which applies to customers in the east of England and begins at 01:00 BST on Saturday.

From BBC Jul. 11, 2026

But similar reasoning also applies to the diffusion of technological innovations, insofar as they are best suited without modification to specific environments.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond

Eddins’ majority applied the false-evidence standard used when prosecutors knowingly present untrue testimony, holding that the state constitution makes the prosecutor’s knowledge irrelevant.

From Slate Jul. 17, 2026

Her final fraudulent application came in September 2020, when she applied for a £50,000 loan for Indian Canteen Ltd - a street food business incorporated in January of that year.

From BBC Jul. 17, 2026

These reserves prompted outrage from union leaders, who wanted these funds quickly applied to higher wages and new hires.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 17, 2026

Bending Spoons, a Milan-based tech company that recently went public, hired a microscopic 0.04% of those who applied last year.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 15, 2026

“I’m a scientist. I did some research and applied my findings.”

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas

“Fewer new claims and more denials could mean fewer people need supports. On the other hand, it could mean people with disabilities are facing more barriers to applying for benefits,” the Urban Institute said.

From MarketWatch Jul. 14, 2026

As studios and TV networks have shed jobs over the years, more entertainment workers are applying their expertise at major YouTube creator-led businesses, which have continued to grow their audiences.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 14, 2026

"They're in an environment that's really unfamiliar to them, and we're applying pressure in a number of different ways," says Matt Johns, who founded Fieri, the company which runs this course.

From BBC Jul. 13, 2026

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

After graduating third in his class from Harvard University, Ellsberg stunned friends and professors alike by applying for officer’s training with the Marine Corps.

From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin




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