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specific

[spi-sif-ik] / spɪˈsɪf ɪk /


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Are there specific subjects that must be covered in the class, such as investing or budgeting?

From MarketWatch Aug. 21, 2026

By agreeing to the arrangement, users were signed up for a scheme where they agreed to purchase a certain number of products over a specific amount of time at full price.

From Salon Aug. 21, 2026

One passenger said that tannoy announcements had repeatedly called the name of a specific passenger on Friday morning.

From BBC Aug. 21, 2026

Viewers, too, will be made anxious by the simulated plane as well as the faux fire, smoke and collapsing architecture, though the actions being recalled by specific survivors remain the province of their memories.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 20, 2026

I don’t have a specific fear that I need to overcome.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam

In his campaign for the top Fed job, Warsh said he was open to a rewrite of the accord, but he hasn’t given any specifics.

From MarketWatch Aug. 21, 2026

The other reason for some skepticism is that Moderna and Merck haven’t yet released any specifics about how the vaccine performed.

From MarketWatch Aug. 20, 2026

Pressed for specifics on how he would prevent people from losing their health insurance, Becerra hinted that the solution could be within the healthcare industry itself.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 12, 2026

The company is set to disclose more specifics on its stock portfolio in a regulatory filing next week.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 8, 2026

Of the two talks Farmer was scheduled to deliver, one was for clinicians about the specifics of treating AIDS, and the other was more general, about poverty and inequality, especially in Haiti.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French




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