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specialize

[spesh-uh-lahyz] / ˈspɛʃ əˌlaɪz /


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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

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

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

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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