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as in to relate
to have a relation or connection does your rule about calling home apply to me as well?

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as in to exert
to bring to bear especially forcefully or effectively apply pressure to the area to stop the bleeding

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Recent Examples of apply Companies would be able to apply to join through the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy. Emily Wilkins, CNBC, 10 Sep. 2025 The data set is a refinement of Snap’s Panda-70M—developers applied different video-filtering, segmenting, and caption-generating strategies. The Atlantic, 10 Sep. 2025 The deal brings, from day one, a roster of IPs in active development with top-tier creative talent, along with several initiatives in the field of innovation applied to the film and TV sector. Emiliano De Pablos, Variety, 10 Sep. 2025 What is the correct way to apply mascara? Ariana Yaptangco, Glamour, 10 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for apply
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  • Second quarter 2025 billings registered a 3% quarter-over-quarter expansion supported by the leading-edge logic, advanced high bandwidth memory (HBM) related DRAM applications, as well as increase in shipments to Asia.
    Thomas Coughlin, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Schauffele's decision wasn't injury-related.
    Devlina Sarkar, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
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  • The Bureau of Labor Statistics calculated, based on 2023 data, that older adults devote a higher share of spending than the general population to groceries, housing, utilities and health care.
    Susan Tompor, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Police departments, including Crockett’s local Dallas Police Department, often devote resources to crime prevention.
    Ross O'Keefe, The Washington Examiner, 9 Sep. 2025
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  • More interestingly, the staff begins to spread its wings when granted opportunities to report.
    Michael M. Rosen, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Blending ancient Vedic verses and Indian classical traditions with vibrant instrumentation and choral arrangements, Soul Ecstasy is part of Tandon’s mission of spreading joy through both economic and emotional empowerment.
    Billboard Staff, Billboard, 12 Sep. 2025
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  • Russian media reports suggested that Putin stopped using the residence from 2024 amid intensifying Ukrainian drone attacks.
    David Brennan, ABC News, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Wash dirty hands before using a touchscreen or laptop keyboard.
    Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 9 Sep. 2025
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  • The creature that possessed the unfortunate Ensign Gamble finds a way back from its permanent transporter buffer exile, and is able to exert a malign influence on a whole new generation of followers.
    Richard Edwards, Space.com, 11 Sep. 2025
  • These videos have reignited calls for tech giants to exert more control over how content appears on their platforms as some companies have scaled back their moderation efforts.
    Hadas Gold, CNN Money, 11 Sep. 2025
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  • In September, a federal judge prevented Utah from enforcing them.
    Jason Ma, Fortune, 14 Sep. 2025
  • In Kansas City, the city’s health department enforces the food code while in Kansas, the state’s Department of Agriculture handles inspections.
    Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 14 Sep. 2025
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  • Across the eastern Baltic states (an area pertaining to modern-day Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania), there are even more examples of broken tools in Stone Age burials.
    Sarah Durn, Popular Science, 11 Sep. 2025
  • The list pertains to jerseys officially licensed by the NFL Players Association.
    Michael Gallagher, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Sep. 2025
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  • What was meant to be a moment of silence for Kirk on the floor of the House of Representatives on Wednesday evening soon gave way to flashes of a vitriolic political divide that would escalate in the aftermath of the 31-year-old’s death.
    Chad de Guzman, Time, 11 Sep. 2025
  • The development pool is designed to give younger players access to daily practices, training sessions and a dedicated performance staff.
    Roberta F. Rodrigues, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025

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“Apply.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/apply. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.

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