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The Thayer Amendment of 1866 bans the portrait of any living person on US notes, although this traditionally does not apply to coins.
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026
The bill would apply to Boyle Heights in the short term and would go into effect statewide July 1, 2028.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2026
Survivor benefits work differently, and don’t apply to your situation.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 31, 2026
Their job is to apply the law to the facts of the case and render judgment.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026
If you want to get really complicated, you can apply both transposition and substitution to the same message.
From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield
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If the person also has a large pretax SEP IRA, however, the pro-rata rule applies.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 2, 2026
Vidanska applies resin to the flowers she grows at home, like plumeria and bougainvillea to make hair pins and other accessories.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026
This applies only to the A.I.-generated search results summary and not to chatbots, which are inclined to give users the answers they want.
From Slate ● Aug. 26, 2026
Deep Cogito applies several techniques, including large-scale reinforcement learning, in which a model learns through a combination of penalties and rewards.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
Until quite recently, it was customary to write “MP’s” and “1980’s” - and in fact this convention still applies in America.
From "Eats, Shoots & Leaves" by Author
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Then, the Blue team agent applied safeguards to those attack paths.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
B&Q said the underpayments were unintentional and the result of calculations involving geographical allowances, while Five Guys blamed "technical differences in how payroll regulations were applied".
From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026
The temporary 15% VAT reduction, from 20% to 5%, applied to family attraction tickets, children's meals and cinema tickets for just under 10 weeks.
From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2026
California offers tax credits of up to 35% on qualified expenses, which can be applied to any tax liabilities the production companies have in the state.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2026
Bobby, Bisguier, and about twenty other players and spectators stood around the tournament director’s desk as he applied the tie-breaking system to determine the winner.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
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In Syria, the U.S. started applying sanctions in 1979.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
I implore you to encourage her to keep her options open about applying in the United States, as there are more financial aid options.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 31, 2026
There is something appealing about applying this same approach to the biological clock.
From Slate ● Aug. 29, 2026
I found myself more carefully applying makeup in my hotel room before prancing down to the hotel bar.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026
Following that interview, I continued applying for jobs.
From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad
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