specialize
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The first involves retinoic acid, a molecule produced from vitamin A. Retinoic acid helps regulate how cells develop and specialize throughout the body.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 31, 2026
Several of their liens have been lifted, but their debts have been sent to collection agencies that specialize in recovering MCA debt.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026
Unlike many spiders that primarily capture insects, members of the genus Portia specialize in hunting other spiders.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 27, 2026
More supervised learning for undergraduates will require new faculty to specialize in teaching, meaning that more college professors in the future will be preceptors rather than research academics.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026
“No more than most universities, I suppose. Of course, we do specialize in one or two areas, and that brings interested scholars from quite some distance. Not only scholars either.”
From "The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage" by Philip Pullman
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The company specializes in information on companies in financial distress and employs journalists as well as financial and legal analysts.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 3, 2026
While chip maker Marvell specializes in networking and switches, Lumentum specializes in fiber optics.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 2, 2026
But the Rams gave up two big returns in a Week 7 win at Las Vegas, so they re-signed Karty, who specializes in knuckleball kickoffs which can be extremely effective when executed successfully.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 2, 2026
The findings were published in the scientific journal Temperature, which specializes in research on body temperature regulation and its effects on human physiology.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 28, 2026
NOTE: Although percussion specializes in "noise"-type sounds, even instruments like snare drums follow the basic physics rule of "bigger instrument makes longer wavelengths and lower sounds."
From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones
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Both also said they wanted to revive internal programs the outgoing city attorney had scuttled, such as neighborhood prosecutors and specialized units for handing child abuse and domestic violence.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2026
The company is also developing specialized AI models to help customers manage that complexity and move toward more automated operations, Pomel said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 4, 2026
Much of that repair depends on specialized stem cells known as satellite cells.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 4, 2026
Shares of Ultra Clean Holdings, a maker of specialized semiconductor tools, could rally by 50%.
From Barron's ● Nov. 4, 2026
I bet Lester used to take him to some counselor who specialized in split personalities—schizophrenics or whatever—’cause Mong definitely had some advanced shit like that.
From "We Were Here" by Matt De La Peña
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So it came to be that I found myself walking a lush, wooded trail with psychotherapist Ismary Colón Angueira, an L.A.-based ecotherapist specializing in walking therapy.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2026
Locals are now increasingly drawn to northern Pest’s 13th district, a 1930s riverfront neighborhood where a Babka, a decade-old restaurant-cafe specializing in Jewish and Middle Eastern food, has set the tone.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026
The breakthrough emerged from a collaboration between researchers specializing in two areas that do not often intersect: optics, which focuses on light, and magnetic materials.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 27, 2026
"Adenocarcinoma is the most common kind of what's called non-small cell lung cancer," David Spigel, a medical oncologist specializing in lung cancer research at Nashville's Sarah Cannon Research Institute, told AFP.
From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2026
Lori was working as a freelance artist specializing in fantasy, illustrating calendars and game boards and book jackets.
From "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls
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