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Discover LudwigThe phrase "applying last" is not standard in written English and may cause confusion.
It could be used in contexts where you are discussing the order of applying something, but it is not a common expression.
Example: "In the final step of the process, we will be applying last the finishing touches to the project."
Alternatives: "applying finally" or "applying at the end".
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Fatigued but exultant crews worked through the night applying last touches on the Statue of Liberty: bathing her stone, polishing her metal and grooming the shrubs at her feet.
Adjusted mean changes from baseline in all PROs were obtained using analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) applying last observation carried forward (LOCF) imputation.
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Good luck to anyone applying this year.
Let us hope the same applies today.
No similar consensus applies today.
That can still apply today.
Neither assumption applies today.
This still applies today".
Neither applies today.
The same principles apply today".
And the same applies today.
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