the particular

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Research and development yield economic benefits that go far beyond the particular project, so when the U.S. government invests more in R&D, it can raise productivity and help the economy grow.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026

We investigated how these B mesons decay into other particles, finding that the particular way in which this happens disagrees with the predictions of the Standard Model.

From Science Daily • May 26, 2026

A California Court of Appeal rejected their 4th Amendment claim in 2023, even though the judges said they had legal doubts about the “novelty of the particular surveillance technique at issue.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 19, 2026

Sir Keir was using that phrase to describe both the general economic impact of the Iran conflict and the particular difficulties in getting the Strait of Hormuz open again.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

However, the particular spectral lines observed are often characteristic of very thin, diffuse gas, and not the astonishingly high density that must prevail near black holes.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan