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special

[spesh-uhl] / ˈspɛʃ əl /


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Internal MI6 messages show the agency considered his treatment would have "broken" 98% of US special forces soldiers if they had been subjected to it.

From BBC

The quick pic is sometimes even more ignorant, because its perpetrators believe they have some kind of special technique to avoid disturbing other patrons.

From Salon

People involved in the seizure of Bella 1 said Russian military vessels were talking to the tanker’s crew as it was being captured by American special forces coming on board down ropes from helicopters.

From The Wall Street Journal

“I have beaten these special interests, every single time with the SEIU,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times

It was designed for autistic children unable to manage in mainstream school, but for whom special school might not be the right place.

From BBC