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Recent Examples of specialized
Unlike our neighborhood public schools, private schools are not legally required to follow a child’s individualized education program (IEP) or provide the specialized therapies and equipment guaranteed in the public system.
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Chicago Tribune, 5 Apr. 2026
Only expert divers with specialized equipment can reach them today.
—Ryan Brennan
april 4, Miami Herald, 4 Apr. 2026
However, Chadwick said, the University of Kansas hospital plans to work with that hospital to provide specialized care, citing its radiation and proton therapy services for Children’s Mercy patients who need that care.
—Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 4 Apr. 2026
In an Unzipped blog post, the company emphasized how AI gives individuals access to capabilities that would normally require specialized skills and training.
—Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 3 Apr. 2026
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Chicago Tribune, 5 Apr. 2026
Only expert divers with specialized equipment can reach them today.
—Ryan Brennan
april 4, Miami Herald, 4 Apr. 2026
However, Chadwick said, the University of Kansas hospital plans to work with that hospital to provide specialized care, citing its radiation and proton therapy services for Children’s Mercy patients who need that care.
—Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 4 Apr. 2026
In an Unzipped blog post, the company emphasized how AI gives individuals access to capabilities that would normally require specialized skills and training.
—Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 3 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for specialized
Adjective
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City spokesperson Helena Poleo said special event permits are common, and that the Ultra Music Festival used one.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
5 Apr. 2026
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Torii Hunter, a defensive whiz who now works as an Angels special assistant and who happened to be in the dugout, was succinct in his praise for the performance.—
Jeff Fletcher,
Oc Register,
5 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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For example, Vermont legislators have introduced legislation requiring that tech products used in school be registered and certified with the Secretary of State to prove limited data collection and the absence of addictive algorithms.—
Abby McCloskey,
Boston Herald,
5 Apr. 2026
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The City of Miami granted Nu Stadium a limited event permit, which is limited to that day, with specific hours, restrictions and additional precautions.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
5 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Directing movies is also a matter of production—of the interpersonal, the administrative, and the technical practicalities that go into creating the images and sounds that end up on the screen.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
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While technical education offerings are typical of many secondary schools across the country, Winchester’s approach is different, Dintersmith said, because vocational education is not stigmatized as a place to dump students who weren’t college-bound.—
Jacqueline Munis,
Fortune,
5 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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The aircraft, assigned to Nellis Air Force Base near Las Vegas, went down within the restricted military training complex north of the city.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
1 Apr. 2026
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The trio then proceeded past a restricted door without authorization, the affidavit shows, and boarded the plane.—
Natalie Neysa Alund,
USA Today,
1 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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The vlogger Jordan Cheyenne, for one, wrecked her sharenting career by accidentally posting footage of herself coaching her son, who was distraught over the family’s sick puppy, to make a specific kind of sad face for YouTube.—
Jessica Winter,
New Yorker,
7 Apr. 2026
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With the latest round of supplemental additions (Joe Flacco, Kyle Duggar and Ja’Sir Taylor) signed, here’s my view of the Bengals’ spectrum of needs to wants at specific positions and the reason why.—
Paul Dehner Jr,
New York Times,
7 Apr. 2026
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“Specialized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/specialized. Accessed 9 Apr. 2026.
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