specificity
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Now diners seem increasingly sensitive to the moment when all that optimization scrubs away specificity.
From Salon ● Oct. 3, 2026
But the specificity of the timeline as mentioned earlier in the year is not typical, suggesting we may in fact see a new record before the year is out.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026
Now, this new battle has prompted a lot of additional support, though Olsi still has the specificity of a long-committed activist.
From Slate ● Sep. 8, 2026
I can vividly recall the haunting aftertaste, the glorious specificity of the experience.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 25, 2026
In a way, it is the most unbiologic of all phenomena, violating the most fundamental myth of the last century, for it denies the importance of specificity, integrity, and separateness in living things.
From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas
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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