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Trump posted in all caps on his Truth Social platform, though he did not specify how he would achieve a sales halt.
From Barron's ● Sep. 8, 2026
The researchers pledged to return to the subject with more precise numbers, once security officials specify exactly how large the security zones will be.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026
Sony Pictures did not specify the reason for the suspension.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026
It requires officers to declare gifts above a certain threshold - which he did not specify - including gifts received from relatives abroad.
From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2026
One would not specify the position of the moon in terms of miles north and miles west of Piccadilly Circus and feet above sea level.
From "A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays" by Stephen Hawking
But not every state that requires it specifies a curriculum.
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026
It also specifies that agencies are not required to treat engagement from AI or bots as if they were real humans.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026
The most straightforward way of keeping your moods from affecting your portfolio is to have a detailed financial plan that, well in advance, specifies how you will react, come what may.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 12, 2026
It specifies no tax periods or matters, purporting instead to resolve “any and all claims,” forever, before agencies it does not even name.
From Slate ● Aug. 10, 2026
She specifies the evening, a Friday, tells him the address, somewhere in Chelsea.
From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri
The date of the operation was not specified.
From Barron's ● Sep. 12, 2026
While Congress can condition a state’s receipt of federal funds on compliance with specified conditions, there are limitations to this power.
From Slate ● Sep. 8, 2026
It is the responsibility of the EA to arrange for the special educational provision as specified in a statement of SEN to be made.
From BBC ● Sep. 6, 2026
Accreditation determines whether other states will accept a state’s solvency examinations and, in practice, places intense pressure on legislatures to enact specified model laws.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
CAT, in contrast, specified a different amino acid—Histidine.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
The next day, without specifying what she was referring to, the actress posted that she had “poor judgment” in men but “will never sell my love for money.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026
Meanwhile the government in Kinshasa released a statement on X, without specifying numbers of casualties.
From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026
A statement said a Nato ally then took over monitoring off the coast of France, without specifying the country.
From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026
In April, India withdrew its offer to host COP33 without specifying a reason.
From Barron's ● Aug. 21, 2026
It is often helpful to think of the four coordinates of an event as specifying its position in a four-dimensional space called space-time.
From "A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays" by Stephen Hawking
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