Open any app with Command + Space
Spotlight launches apps and finds files without the Dock.
How to do it
Press Command + Space.
Type the first few letters of the app or file.
Press Return to open the top hit, or arrow down if the top hit is wrong.
It also does arithmetic. Type 18*1.2 and the answer is the top row.
If Command + Space does nothing, another app has taken the shortcut. Check System Settings > Keyboard > Keyboard Shortcuts > Spotlight.
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