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specialty

[spesh-uhl-tee] / ˈspɛʃ əl ti /


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Dine-in movie theater chain Alamo Drafthouse Cinema is launching a new initiative to show unreleased independent films that had successful festival runs, a move that comes as specialty films have struggled to gain distribution.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 1, 2026

His progress was cut short by the Vietnam War, and he enlisted pre-emptively in the Army in 1963, which let him pick a specialty: motion-picture combat photography.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 26, 2026

The atemoya, a hybrid of different custard apple species with creamy white flesh encased in a rough green exterior, is a specialty of Taiwan's Taitung county.

From BBC • Jun. 22, 2026

Even tinned fish — one of my favorite budget-friendly pantry luxuries — delivers that distinctive briny quality without requiring a trip to a specialty seafood counter.

From Salon • Jun. 9, 2026

“Exotic creatures are my specialty, governess. I’ve traveled the globe in search of the rare, the fascinating, the one of a kind. Or, in this case, three of a kind.”

From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood




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