specificity
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They offered little specificity about how to reduce costs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 4, 2026
Perez, who works in post-production, and Mohiuddin, who works in communications, both like the specificity they hear in Raman’s comments about homelessness, City Hall accountability and greater urgency in problem-solving.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2026
Now diners seem increasingly sensitive to the moment when all that optimization scrubs away specificity.
From Salon ● Oct. 3, 2026
It achieved an average detection accuracy of 97.79%, along with a sensitivity of 99.86% and a specificity of 95.72%.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 1, 2026
“Gee, I hope we find it. Loving the specificity too.'’
From "Burning Blue" by Paul Griffin
Vocabulary lists containing specificity
What If It's Us
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Top Ten Most Relevant Words from Republican Presidential Candidates' Debate - Nov. 10, 2015
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United States v. Nixon (1974)
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