as in candidate
one who seeks an office, honor, position, or award
first-time appliers for federal grant money
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Noun
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Even before Trump’s inauguration, Facebook owner Meta abandoned its practice of considering diverse candidates for open roles.—
Jessica Guynn,
USA Today,
2 May 2025 -
The researchers—an international team led from Taiwan's National Tsing Hua University—found a candidate for the new world by comparing data from two all-sky surveys.—
Ian Randall,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 May 2025
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Each year, five applicants are awarded up to $10,000 each to go towards completing their project in various stages of production.—
Harrison Richlin,
IndieWire,
1 May 2025
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Today, Boston College has a $4.1 billion endowment and rejects 87.5 percent of applicants.—
Ron Lieber,
New York Times,
1 May 2025
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“Applier.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/applier. Accessed 6 May. 2025.
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