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the act or practice of employing something for a particular purpose
fixing a snag in panty hose is not the intended application of nail polish, but it's a handy one
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Recent Examples of application
But anecdotally, the amount of time judges spend reviewing warrant applications appears to vary widely.
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Jonathan Shorman, Kansas City Star, 16 Jan. 2025
After that, larger employers have to pay $780 and smaller companies $460 for each application.
—Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 16 Jan. 2025
Things To Consider When Choosing an Au Pair An au pair can offer a unique cultural experience but comes with upfront fees, so make sure to budget for application costs, insurance, and matching services.
—Christina Crawford, Parents, 16 Jan. 2025
AIOps platforms have models of machine learning that need to run and develop along with changes in infrastructure and applications.
—Venkatadri Marella, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
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Jonathan Shorman, Kansas City Star, 16 Jan. 2025
After that, larger employers have to pay $780 and smaller companies $460 for each application.
—Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 16 Jan. 2025
Things To Consider When Choosing an Au Pair An au pair can offer a unique cultural experience but comes with upfront fees, so make sure to budget for application costs, insurance, and matching services.
—Christina Crawford, Parents, 16 Jan. 2025
AIOps platforms have models of machine learning that need to run and develop along with changes in infrastructure and applications.
—Venkatadri Marella, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
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In the future, Watch Duty hopes to explore the use of other types of data, such as river gauges, tsunami buoys and earthquakes.Wendy Lee, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2025
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The lawsuit, originally filed by DHL in September, centers around a financial disagreement stemming from MyPillow's use of DHL's delivery services.Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 9 Jan. 2025
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Learn more and see usage examples across a range of subjects in the Vocabulary.com Dictionary.The Learning Network, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2025
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Automation at the plant, which opened during the pandemic five years ago, has resulted in fewer finger injuries, near total lemon usage (up from 40% when done manually), and saved around 10,000 labor hours per day.Francisco Velasquez, Quartz, 9 Jan. 2025
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Gemini [archival audio]: Key body-weight exercises, squats, stand with feet shoulder-width apart, lower your hips as if sitting in a chair, keeping your back straight and chest up.Lauren Goode, WIRED, 16 Jan. 2025
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The researchers found that increased levels of aerobic exercise in the aging rats reduced the appearance of these markers, indicating a slower onset of Alzheimer's.Michael Gfoeller And David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 16 Jan. 2025
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The platform is reportedly scaling up its content moderation operations and advertising positions for English content reviewers in mainland China.Esat Dedezade, Forbes, 17 Jan. 2025
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Trump has also expressed opposition to a looming ban on TikTok after earlier having supported a law requiring its Chinese parent company to divest its U.S. operations over national security concerns.Jennifer Jett, NBC News, 17 Jan. 2025
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“Application.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/application. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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