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Recent Examples of subspecialty
Sharon also learned that the subspecialty of child abuse pediatrics itself has also been under increasing scrutiny.
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Jessica Lussenhop, ProPublica, 30 Dec. 2025
This subspecialty—which for years compelled surgeons to seek training abroad—can now be pursued in Colombia under international standards.
—Dr. Victor Raúl Castillo Mantilla, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2025
Low-income individuals that received regular monthly cash stipends visited the emergency department less, had fewer hospital admissions and participated in more outpatient subspecialty care according to an article in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
—Omer Awan, Forbes.com, 4 June 2025
Child-abuse pediatrics is a relatively new subspecialty whose practitioners work closely with police officers and social workers to investigate potential cases of intentional harm.
—Kirsten Potter Krish Seenivasan David Mason, New York Times, 29 Dec. 2024
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Jessica Lussenhop, ProPublica, 30 Dec. 2025
This subspecialty—which for years compelled surgeons to seek training abroad—can now be pursued in Colombia under international standards.
—Dr. Victor Raúl Castillo Mantilla, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2025
Low-income individuals that received regular monthly cash stipends visited the emergency department less, had fewer hospital admissions and participated in more outpatient subspecialty care according to an article in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
—Omer Awan, Forbes.com, 4 June 2025
Child-abuse pediatrics is a relatively new subspecialty whose practitioners work closely with police officers and social workers to investigate potential cases of intentional harm.
—Kirsten Potter Krish Seenivasan David Mason, New York Times, 29 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for subspecialty
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In my subfield of ecology and evolutionary biology, an average dissertation could yield three to six papers, sometimes more.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 Mar. 2026
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Then there’s also the promise of proof assistance and bug finding, as well as literature synthesis, where work on this subject spans many subfields.—
John Werner,
Forbes.com,
16 Jan. 2026
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But the scope of the problem Petzke described to the committee remains unclear even after Little signed the bill into law.—
Nicole Blanchard,
Idaho Statesman,
4 Apr. 2026
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The escalating conflict in the Middle East wasn’t expected to affect March’s employment numbers; however, economists caution that the health of the US labor market and broader economy hinge on the scope and duration of the war.—
Alicia Wallace,
CNN Money,
3 Apr. 2026
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The doctor has spent much of Season 2 contemplating leaving the emotionally taxing profession.—
Bryan Alexander,
USA Today,
2 Apr. 2026
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While the particulars of Shell’s fate are still TBD, Deadline can confirm that the Paramount president has been essentially sidelined for the past several weeks since claims by a profession gambler surfaced that the exec had revealed insider information.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
2 Apr. 2026
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In recent papers, researchers have bootstrapped the Veneziano amplitude, the formula for the scattering of two open strings, as the unique solution that follows from various sets of starting assumptions.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
23 Mar. 2026
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Although the central story is intimate in scale, the film’s scope is large and its social purview deep, and this vast amplitude is a function of Ouédraogo’s way of staging action, or, rather, of envisioning it.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
6 Mar. 2026
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The night was positioned as a celebration of West’s catalog and influence, with guest turns meant to underscore the breadth of his musical alliances.—
Maer Roshan,
HollywoodReporter,
4 Apr. 2026
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Pressman said the university’s breadth is an attractive quality.—
Livi Stanford,
Hartford Courant,
3 Apr. 2026
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According to the Forest Service, arrowleaf balsamroot has a deep tap root that can grow to the width of a hand.—
Bruce Whiting,
Idaho Statesman,
7 Apr. 2026
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Two-dimensional work must be framed and ready to hang and must not exceed 60 inches in width or height.—
Ashley Mackin Solomon,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 Apr. 2026
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Massive basin never seen before For the first time, astronauts have seen the full extent of this lunar basin with their own eyes, according to NASA.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Apr. 2026
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The extent of the injuries to the other victim has not been released.—
Alan Gionet,
CBS News,
6 Apr. 2026
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Yet the kind of misrepresentations experienced by Tkachuk and Harris aren’t within the ambit of intimate imagery laws.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
9 Mar. 2026
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When infused with the power of a rising hegemon, those men were capable of actions that expanded their empire’s ambit.—
Alfred McCoy,
Literary Hub,
26 Feb. 2026
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“Subspecialty.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subspecialty. Accessed 10 Apr. 2026.
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