application
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The state charter board said it agreed with Ben Gamla on the Constitution, though it says it had no choice but to deny its application under state law.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026
A county geologist asserted that the application should be denied because mining had been dormant at the site long before the state’s landmark surface mining law took effect in 1976.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2026
The Order then submitted a fresh application, leading to Friday's decision permitting the restricted procession.
From Barron's ● Sep. 27, 2026
Westminster City Council said councillors, on consideration of the application and the relevant representations, suspended the licence "in the interest of public safety".
From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026
Lily turns in her Yale application, and Mom decides we have to go out for a special dinner to celebrate.
From "How to Disappear Completely" by Ali Standish
On Friday, following 28 years of unsuccessful applications, the commission decided the march could go ahead with restrictions in place.
From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026
The humanoids that competed in Beijing are being developed to replace people in multiple industries, from healthcare to service work to retail to manufacturing; some may also have military applications.
From Slate ● Sep. 27, 2026
It barred the Order from completing the route that year and has consistently rejected subsequent applications.
From Barron's ● Sep. 27, 2026
A separate weekly report by Freddie Mac, based on submitted mortgage applications, noted a 8-basis-point jump in the average 30-year mortgage rate to 7.03% on Thursday.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 24, 2026
A white union leader gushed that organizers “do nothing but take in applications from morning to midnight.”
From "A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919" by Claire Hartfield
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