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specialization

[spesh-uh-luh-zay-shuhn] / ˌspɛʃ ə ləˈzeɪ ʃən /




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In an era of extreme bullpen specialization, when seemingly every reliever has a prescribed role, Ashby has become an old-fashioned fireman befitting the Brewers’ throwback style.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2026

It’s the exorbitant costs of select and travel teams and the early push toward single-sport specialization.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026

Researchers say the species uses a powerful spring-loaded silk trap to capture a single type of prey, catching one ant at a time in what they describe as "the ultimate specialization."

From Science Daily ● Jun. 26, 2026

Pay can vary widely depending on specialization, setting and hours.

From MarketWatch ● Apr. 28, 2026

That, he explained apologetically, was outside his area of specialization.

From "Flowers for Algernon" by Daniel Keyes

Novice CEOs rarely surround themselves with the right “load-bearing” people who have specializations and can take ownership of specific goals.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026

There’s still no definitive winner among AI models, Sette believes, and Anthropic’s product performs very well in specializations such as coding.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 11, 2025

The new reconstruction of the skeleton also sheds light on specializations for head mobility in Tiktaalik and new details of the fish's pelvic fin anatomy.

From Science Daily ● Apr. 5, 2024

There is no evidence for such evolved specializations or weeding in gophers, Mueller says, nor even evidence that the root cropping is anything more than an accidental byproduct of gopher activity.

From Science Magazine ● Jul. 11, 2022

On the contrary, the more general subjects are first considered; then come the more complex—the specializations and enlargements upon the foundation subjects.

From Forging Ahead in Business by Various


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