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specify

[spes-uh-fahy] / ˈspɛs əˌfaɪ /


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So if you’re in that range, it would be helpful to specify to your audience whether you are employed, because it would greatly change the dynamics.

From MarketWatch Jul. 22, 2026

The report included an FBI comment noting that address information “was not a valid field when creating a TikTok account” and that the source didn’t specify how China could have acquired U.S. address data.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 17, 2026

The Australian government did not specify the charges to be laid against suspects in the alleged methanol-related poisoning but said it had been in "regular contact" with the Laos authorities.

From Barron's Jul. 17, 2026

He did not specify what he wants to replace it, but he and BBC chair Samir Shah suggested the government should reconsider a compulsory household levy, which it previously ruled out.

From BBC Jul. 8, 2026

Genes, they proposed, did not specify instructions for proteins directly.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee

The move to create the $250 note could also break with a different federal law that specifies the denominations that can be produced.

From BBC May 28, 2026

It specifies that the directive “in no way limits the ability of ICE personnel to make enforcement decisions on a case-by-case basis.”

From Salon Mar. 24, 2026

In nearly all organisms studied so far, every three letter codon either specifies one particular amino acid or signals the end of a protein.

From Science Daily Feb. 28, 2026

The document specifies that “the word ‘property’ as used herein shall mean and include everything, whether tangible or intangible, subject to ownership.”

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 19, 2026

Yet scientists today could undoubtedly, if they wished, fulfill for many species that part of the definition of domestication that specifies the control of breeding and food supply.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond

For example, some are frustrated that the agency hasn’t specified the exact formula it will now use in the software calculation.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 19, 2026

In many other cases, the courts handed out jail terms or suspended death sentences, which get commuted to life imprisonment after a specified duration.

From BBC Jul. 7, 2026

Mars was able to recreate its red, orange, yellow and green M&M colors with at-scale natural dyes, WSJ specified.

From Salon Jun. 29, 2026

Uncertainty remains over the Strait of Hormuz’s long-term status, with a 60-day toll-free period specified.

From Barron's Jun. 18, 2026

However, in American tournaments, where hotel ballrooms are rented and contracted for a specified period and players have made arrangements for flights home, it’s necessary to apply a tie-breaking system to determine the winner.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady

The ambiguity in the lyrics allied to the familiar, easy melody, Harrison believes, allows fans to "express an outpouring of love without necessarily specifying what it's towards".

From BBC Jul. 2, 2026

But rather than regulating dinner guests, Congress was specifying when mandatory duties attach to government officials stationed at ports of entry.

From Slate Jun. 26, 2026

By specifying buying and selling prices, limit orders give investors a bit more control over trades.

From Barron's Jun. 16, 2026

Wayve added that fully driverless operations will begin "in the future," without specifying a timeframe.

From Barron's Jun. 8, 2026

If genes were discrete particles specifying one trait, then how could this property be reconciled with the occurrence of human characteristics, say, height or skin color, in continuous curves?

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee




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