be specific
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“By Season 2, Debbie, a Howard University alum, said, ‘we are going to be specific to historically black colleges and universities.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026
According to company practice, as much as 40% of any given store’s inventory can be specific to that location.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026
I made sure to be specific about what I was going to email her so she could set her expectations appropriately.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 21, 2026
"You have to ask what type of job, what are the criteria that are needed? We need to be specific so that we're able to prepare ourselves," says Junior Mutaleni.
From BBC ● Mar. 11, 2026
Except, I was once greatly comforted by a psychic medium, a total stranger, who told me what I took to be specific details about my much loved, deceased grandfather.
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
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