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area, arena, bailiwick, barony, business, circle, demesne, department, discipline, domain, element, fief, fiefdom, field, firmament, front, game, kingdom, line, precinct, province, realm, sphere, terrain, walk
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Answer: California, like other higher-tax states, has residency auditors whose specialty is asserting that affluent people who have left the state are still legal residents and thus are subject to its taxes. — Liz Weston, latimes.com, "Escaping California’s tax auditors is tough even after leaving the state," 7 July 2019 Takeda’s specialties included cancer-fighting treatments. — Jonathan Saltzman, BostonGlobe.com, "Takeda, already a giant in Mass. biopharma, plans a bigger footprint," 4 July 2019 House specialties are a whole beer-can-style chicken, smoked salmon, smoked 2-pound turkey leg, smoked jackfruit and whole Bahamian-style red snapper. — Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, "Family-friendly brewery-restaurant opens in San Marcos," 2 July 2019 Other specialties include cro-dos, or croissant/doughnut hybrids, available only Fridays because of their handmade, labor-intensive process. — Leeanne Griffin, courant.com, "Deviant Donuts are bold and beautiful — and just a little bit over-the-top," 28 June 2019 For a panoramic view of the area, go to the bluff-top patio of Danzinger Vineyards, whose specialty is sweet wines that have won international awards. — Mary Bergin, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "3 small towns for a summer getaway in Wisconsin," 11 July 2018 Chef-owner Tony Sohi, of Danville’s Santorini and Walnut Creek’s Silk Road, offers a mix of pastas, sandwiches, kebabs and other specialties, like tender lamb shanks in tomato sauce. — Jessica Yadegaran, The Mercury News, "10 best new Bay Area restaurants for outdoor dining," 24 June 2019 Try a Hawaiian meal of poke and other local specialties, and visit a working sugar factory to see how raw cane is transformed into sweetener. — National Geographic, "Hawai'i Middle School Expedition," 12 June 2019 Members of the commission will include physicians with certain specialties, including neurology, physical pain management, oncology and psychiatry. — Leada Gore | Lgore@al.com, al.com, "Medical marijuana isn’t legal in Alabama; Bill only establishes study," 11 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'specialty.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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