as in candidate
one who seeks an office, honor, position, or award
have numerous applicants for the job
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The state’s own data supports this claim: For more than a third of applicants, the state misses its 90-day timeline to approve applications.
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ProPublica, 10 Jan. 2025
To be eligible for free housing, applicants must have been displaced from their physical homes due to the fires, must reside in an evacuation zone, have an Airbnb account and be 18 or older.
—Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 9 Jan. 2025
Now job applicants are increasingly using AI to apply to hundreds of jobs.
—Michael B. Horn, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
Commitments to diversity appeal to job applicants and tend to improve productivity.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 1 Jan. 2025
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ProPublica, 10 Jan. 2025
To be eligible for free housing, applicants must have been displaced from their physical homes due to the fires, must reside in an evacuation zone, have an Airbnb account and be 18 or older.
—Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 9 Jan. 2025
Now job applicants are increasingly using AI to apply to hundreds of jobs.
—Michael B. Horn, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
Commitments to diversity appeal to job applicants and tend to improve productivity.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 1 Jan. 2025
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“Applicant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/applicant. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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