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specification

[spes-uh-fi-key-shuhn] / ˌspɛs ə fɪˈkeɪ ʃən /


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The Black Badge specification features a dark-anodized grille and hood figurine in the place of chrome brightwork—younger, fresher, more nocturnal, but also nicely understated, which I like.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

A complication was that McLaren were not running the latest specification of Mercedes power-unit, so can expect an uplift when they switch in Australia to the latest spec.

From BBC • Feb. 20, 2026

The job specification describes the role as one of "the most important, high-profile public posts in the UK".

From Barron's • Nov. 24, 2025

The rules say that gears and dog rings can be changed for others of identical specification provided the FIA is satisfied there is physical damage to the parts in question.

From BBC • Aug. 19, 2025

The very earliest events in the specification of an embryo—the specification of the body axis, of front and back, and left versus right—were among the last to be understood.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee




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