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specialist

[spesh-uh-list] / ˈspɛʃ ə lɪst /


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She found a specialist policy to allow the trip to go ahead, but with the existing cost of the trip already very high, the family said they could not afford the additional cost.

From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026

Police said the family was being supported by specialist officers.

From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026

Few secondary fund managers, however, focus on the energy sector, encouraging the formation of new specialist firms such as Endurance, according to industry consultants.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 27, 2026

"There are limits to its use. Because even the manufacturing process takes time ... it can take a week," says Pierre Garba, a renewable energy specialist.

From Barron's • Apr. 24, 2026

When it was announced that John Glenn would return to space as a payload specialist in 1998, an outcry arose.

From "Women in Space" by Karen Bush Gibson




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