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specificity

[spes-uh-fis-i-tee] / ˌspɛs əˈfɪs ɪ ti /


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The unresolved trade issues between the two sides, a list that is almost comical in both its breadth and specificity, suggests why Ford has so much pull.

From Slate Aug. 25, 2026

Jenkins says the specificity with which Conrad treats his characters was the hook.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 19, 2026

The researchers believe this tumor specificity results from several factors working together:

From Science Daily Jul. 10, 2026

Displayed in Parker’s waiting room and meant to advertise his skills, these canvases surprisingly bear their sitters’ names, giving specificity to the often-anonymous figures of Export painting.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 3, 2026

It is not surprising that the history of science is a problematic activity, because science itself constantly claims to escape from its own temporal specificity, its own artificiality.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton



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