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specific

[spi-sif-ik] / spɪˈsɪf ɪk /


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Many studies only examine short term outcomes or focus on specific clinical populations.

From Science Daily

He did not accuse Wine of committing any specific offences.

From BBC

The authors have not declared a specific grant for this research from any funding agency in the public, commercial or nonprofit sectors.

From Science Daily

He likes to golf, he likes to hoop — sometimes in that specific order — and he likes his family.

From Los Angeles Times

This strategy "will backfire for specific audiences, particularly Westerners and others from democracies who are used to having freedom of expression," said Bohl.

From Barron's