apply for
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Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit found that immigration laws give people the right to apply for asylum at the border, and the president can’t circumvent that.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 13, 2026
It is generally easier for Hong Kong passport holders to enter Taiwan than those with mainland Chinese passports, who must also apply for special permission to travel there.
From Barron's ● Nov. 11, 2026
We apply for safe transit via Bab el-Mandeb Strait.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026
But the buyer can then apply for a conventional mortgage on the property after closing, a move called delayed financing.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 5, 2026
A man who had been with him as they waited for the bus to Johannesburg to apply for permits had brought my mother the grim news.
From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane
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