as in candidates
one who seeks an office, honor, position, or award
have numerous applicants for the job
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Recent Examples of applicants
Counties don't currently use the federal system to check applicants for their public benefits, the JLBC report said.
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Ray Stern, The Arizona Republic, 24 Dec. 2024
The law could spur state and county governments to use the federal government's Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements program to vet applicants for public benefits, according to the fiscal analysis published in July by the state Joint Legislative Budget Committee.
—Ray Stern, The Arizona Republic, 24 Dec. 2024
More importantly, the growing outrage over the high rejection rate among California applicants forced UC to cap its out-of-state students at 18% for most of its campuses and attempt to grow its collective student body.
—Mary McNamara, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2024
Higher employee retention is the second important strategy when abundant job applicants are unavailable.
—Bill Conerly, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
Secure Your Bank Accounts With A ChexSystems Freeze Another key step in protecting your identity is freezing your report with ChexSystems, a consumer reporting agency that banks use to evaluate applicants for checking and savings accounts.
—Alex Vakulov, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
Lenders consider applicants having lower credit scores to be riskier than those having top ratings, which means they’ll typically be charged higher financing rates.
—Jim Gorzelany, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
The number of applicants more than doubled by 2016.
—Jim Clash, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
The first time, in 2012, there were 4,000 applicants.
—Jim Clash, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
Ray Stern, The Arizona Republic, 24 Dec. 2024
The law could spur state and county governments to use the federal government's Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements program to vet applicants for public benefits, according to the fiscal analysis published in July by the state Joint Legislative Budget Committee.
—Ray Stern, The Arizona Republic, 24 Dec. 2024
More importantly, the growing outrage over the high rejection rate among California applicants forced UC to cap its out-of-state students at 18% for most of its campuses and attempt to grow its collective student body.
—Mary McNamara, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2024
Higher employee retention is the second important strategy when abundant job applicants are unavailable.
—Bill Conerly, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
Secure Your Bank Accounts With A ChexSystems Freeze Another key step in protecting your identity is freezing your report with ChexSystems, a consumer reporting agency that banks use to evaluate applicants for checking and savings accounts.
—Alex Vakulov, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
Lenders consider applicants having lower credit scores to be riskier than those having top ratings, which means they’ll typically be charged higher financing rates.
—Jim Gorzelany, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
The number of applicants more than doubled by 2016.
—Jim Clash, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
The first time, in 2012, there were 4,000 applicants.
—Jim Clash, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
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“Applicants.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/applicants. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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