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Recent Examples of specialized
At the store, Joan Shepp will introduce new departments, including a specialized gift shop with one-of-a-kind gift items and home decor.
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Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 9 Sep. 2025
But neurodivergent children may benefit from specialized learning.
—Suzanne Wright, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025
Kim departed from the North Korean capital of Pyongyang on Monday afternoon on his specialized armored train and is expected to arrive in Beijing on Tuesday, Yonhap cited a source familiar with the matter as saying.
—Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Sep. 2025
Google’s disclosure shows what is possible when systems are optimized, with specialized chips, efficient cooling and smart workload management.
—Leo S. Lo, The Conversation, 1 Sep. 2025
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Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 9 Sep. 2025
But neurodivergent children may benefit from specialized learning.
—Suzanne Wright, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025
Kim departed from the North Korean capital of Pyongyang on Monday afternoon on his specialized armored train and is expected to arrive in Beijing on Tuesday, Yonhap cited a source familiar with the matter as saying.
—Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Sep. 2025
Google’s disclosure shows what is possible when systems are optimized, with specialized chips, efficient cooling and smart workload management.
—Leo S. Lo, The Conversation, 1 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for specialized
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The winner of next year’s special election will keep the seat until the end of Rubio’s original term in 2028.—
Claire Heddles,
Miami Herald,
10 Sep. 2025
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As Vevo’s Senior Manager of Talent Booking, Cynthia Todd emphasized the close partnership and trust that goes into making opportunities like these special performances come together in Live From Vevo Studios.—
Jeff Benjamin,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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Buses are a major mode of transport in Mexico, where, though freight trains are common, passenger rail routes remain limited.—
Lizbeth Diaz,
USA Today,
9 Sep. 2025
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And with the aircraft manufacturing industry effectively a duopoly between Boeing and Airbus, options are limited.—
Lim Hui Jie,
CNBC,
9 Sep. 2025
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The district says the money will help pay for a laundry list of programs, such as all-day kindergarten at all grade schools; the universal free breakfast program; pre-K centers; expanded career-technical education programs; and additional social workers, counselors and behavior specialists.—
Kevin Richert,
Idaho Statesman,
10 Sep. 2025
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Most community or local theater organizations are usually run as nonprofits by a collaboration of management and salaried acting talent and technical artists, Maverick is largely a one-man operation of a for-profit (though not much) theater.—
Christopher Smith,
Oc Register,
10 Sep. 2025
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The lockdown was later lifted, but the university said access to campus would remain restricted to students, faculty, and staff with a valid school ID as local, state, and federal law enforcement agencies continued to investigate the threat.—
N'dea Yancey-Bragg,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 2025
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YouTube also autoplays non-restricted content when users hover over the video while scrolling.—
Hadas Gold,
CNN Money,
11 Sep. 2025
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Readers should not rely solely on the content of this article and are encouraged to seek professional advice tailored to their specific circumstances.—
William Jones,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
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The severity, healing and availability of Purdy’s toe will depend heavily on which toe is injured and what specific part of the toe got injured.—
Bruce Y. Lee,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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Unfortunately, tenure, even in the best schools, gets rewarded to professors who write articles filled with complex math or esoteric theories in sociology and psychology.—
Shivaram Rajgopal,
Forbes.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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While the syntax of esoteric languages may be hard to understand, the actual programming stack is often wonderfully simple.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
4 Sep. 2025
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“Specialized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/specialized. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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