applying

Example Sentences

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EU states must cease applying their own levies, a senior European official said.

From Barron's • Jun. 30, 2026

Grain boundary diffusion involves applying tiny quantities of the most expensive and elusive rare earths, known as heavy rare earths, to a magnet to make it heat-resistant without sacrificing magnetic strength.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 29, 2026

Against Ghana, England suffered because Carlos Queiroz's men offered an alternative blueprint that took away Tuchel's preferred conditions, instead sitting deep without applying forward pressure.

From BBC • Jun. 27, 2026

Before applying this framework, the researchers first examined whether organic material could survive the journey from one planet to another, regardless of where it originally formed.

From Science Daily • Jun. 26, 2026

A week after that, she was applying for a one-year leave of absence from school.

From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng