specialize
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Two other attorneys who specialize in serving small businesses said they’ve seen a significant uptick in bankruptcy cases that include MCAs.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026
Unlike many spiders that primarily capture insects, members of the genus Portia specialize in hunting other spiders.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 27, 2026
As these precursor cells mature, they must build new cellular structures, produce fats, and activate genes that allow them to specialize in storing energy.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 24, 2026
They made it a point not to pressure their kids to specialize.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
And to think: these people specialize in the analysis and understanding of the human psyche.
From "Paper Towns" by John Green
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Stewart would later work with the charity Refuge, which specializes in domestic abuse.
From Barron's ● Oct. 29, 2026
The findings were published in the scientific journal Temperature, which specializes in research on body temperature regulation and its effects on human physiology.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 28, 2026
The grocer specializes in Mexican and Latino foods, including prepared meals, fresh meats from a butcher’s counter, aguas frescas and a variety of produce.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026
Mijal Bitton is a sociologist who specializes in Sephardic and Mizrahi Jewish communities.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026
And today Livotny & Associates is a growing firm of twelve full-time people, which specializes in thematic restaurant design, what I still like to call “theme eating.”
From "The Joy Luck Club" by Amy Tan
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Maintainers constantly repair aircraft, ordnance handlers load and unload munitions, and specialized mechanics fix engines in the carrier’s jet shop.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026
It is prone to breakdowns and difficult to fix, as replacement parts and specialized engineers are in short supply.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026
To investigate this puzzle, scientists focused on cardiolipin, a specialized fat molecule located almost exclusively within the inner membrane of mitochondria.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 28, 2026
Neurons are specialized cells that transmit information throughout the nervous system, allowing us to think, learn, remember, and respond to our surroundings.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 27, 2026
Only a professional, using a specialized "skeleton key," could have turned that lock, Gordievsky thought.
From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau
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The breakthrough emerged from a collaboration between researchers specializing in two areas that do not often intersect: optics, which focuses on light, and magnetic materials.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 27, 2026
“It’s an indicator that the whole screen is about to die,” says Shahram Mokhtari, a lead tech at iFixit, a site specializing in electronics repairs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026
"Adenocarcinoma is the most common kind of what's called non-small cell lung cancer," David Spigel, a medical oncologist specializing in lung cancer research at Nashville's Sarah Cannon Research Institute, told AFP.
From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2026
A venture-capital firm specializing in deep tech has raised more than $50 million to invest in startups that can help solve physical bottlenecks in artificial intelligence.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026
“I’m a consultant specializing in art of the late-nineteenth and early-twentieth centuries. You know that Monet painting of the haystacks?”
From "City Spies" by James Ponti
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