as in candidate
one who seeks an office, honor, position, or award
have numerous applicants for the job
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As of late October, 1.57 million applicants had registered to take advantage of a national subsidy of up to more than $2,800 apiece for trading in older cars for greener vehicles, official data showed.
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Reuters, CNN, 30 Oct. 2024
Time can work against external applicants, as the internal candidate offers a faster, more familiar solution.
—Gina Riley, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
Instead, the city clerk would randomly draw the names of eight applicants, each from a different section of the city.
—Times Staff, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2024
Processing times now stretch from several months to years, with some countries implementing annual quotas to manage the influx of wealthy applicants.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 2 Nov. 2024
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Reuters, CNN, 30 Oct. 2024
Time can work against external applicants, as the internal candidate offers a faster, more familiar solution.
—Gina Riley, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
Instead, the city clerk would randomly draw the names of eight applicants, each from a different section of the city.
—Times Staff, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2024
Processing times now stretch from several months to years, with some countries implementing annual quotas to manage the influx of wealthy applicants.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 2 Nov. 2024
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“Applicant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/applicant. Accessed 25 Nov. 2024.
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