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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 Crime appeared to be dropping in 2024 ahead of the election, but Thao also faced backlash over poor relations with the police union and missing a deadline to apply for a grant that would have given the city millions to address retail theft. Jared Gans, The Hill, 19 Apr. 2025 Achieve® Personal Loans Learn More Annual Percentage Rate (APR) 8.99% to 29.99% Loan purpose Debt consolidation, major purchase Loan amounts $5,000 to $50,000 Terms 24 and 60 months Credit needed 620 or higher Origination fee 1.99% to 6.99% Early payoff penalty None Late fee See terms Terms apply. Brian Sloan,dan Avery, CNBC, 19 Apr. 2025 In other words, the same asset that feels untouchable when trying to borrow from a bank suddenly becomes fully visible when applying for student aid. Ilona Limonta-Volkova, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025 After the announcement of the acquisition, China took its turn to apply the pressure. Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 8 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for apply
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  • Engineering strength depends on an interpretive framework that relates forces, the size of an object and their ratio − which represents mechanical stress.
    Zachary del Rosario, The Conversation, 18 Apr. 2025
  • Jennifer is a senior writer at Ars Technica with a particular focus on where science meets culture, covering everything from physics and related interdisciplinary topics to her favorite films and TV series.
    Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 18 Apr. 2025
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  • The organization devoted a team to research fan sections across college sports, European leagues and around the world, which eventually led to the concept for The Wall.
    Lev Akabas, Sportico.com, 17 Apr. 2025
  • The store also devoted four windows on Fifth Avenue to the collection, which will remain through April 30.
    Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 17 Apr. 2025
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  • As cartels have grown more adept at using social media, their influence in Mexican culture has spread.
    Antón Barba-Kay, The Atlantic, 26 Apr. 2025
  • Controlling a fire means ensuring that the fire can't spread or cross the containment line.
    CA WILDFIRE BOT, Sacbee.com, 26 Apr. 2025
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  • Mangione handed arriving officers a fake New Jersey ID that was used at the New York City hostel days earlier and was subsequently arrested.
    Christopher Cann, USA Today, 26 Apr. 2025
  • The bonus will also be available to use for Game 3 between the Lakers and Timberwolves in Minnesota.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Apr. 2025
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  • In his first 100 days, President Donald Trump exerted his power in a manner and on a scale that has no easy historical comparison.
    Baltimore Sun staff, Baltimore Sun, 28 Apr. 2025
  • Whatever the place or situation, the old life has to exert a pull on the leaver or the leaving means little.
    Greg Evans, Deadline, 27 Apr. 2025
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  • The ethics office can issue recommendations but has no authority to enforce financial divestment or prosecute conflicts involving a sitting president.
    MacKenzie Sigalos,Ari Levy, CNBC, 25 Apr. 2025
  • Last week, a federal judge declined to further enforce his order instructing the White House to restore AP's access after agreeing with the government that its new policy does not necessarily discriminate against the news service.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Apr. 2025
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  • The recall pertains to certain four-packs of Martinelli's 10-ounce round glass apple juice bottles sold across 28 states.
    Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 25 Apr. 2025
  • Charges pertaining to the fourth victim, Maureen Brainard-Barnes, were brought in January of this year.
    Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 23 Apr. 2025
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  • Despite that, a growing number of companies do so voluntarily because the information gives them a leg up in the business world.
    Elizabeth Weise, USA Today, 22 Apr. 2025
  • The federal government gives nothing for day-to-day operations, but the MTA does receive more than $2 billion annually for capital improvements, primarily for repair work to keep the system functional and safe.
    Brian Fritsch, New York Daily News, 21 Apr. 2025

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