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specificity

[spes-uh-fis-i-tee] / ˌspɛs əˈfɪs ɪ ti /


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The researchers believe this tumor specificity results from several factors working together:

From Science Daily Jul. 10, 2026

The best immigrant stories insist on specificity even as they gesture toward something universal.

From Los Angeles Times May 19, 2026

"It's so important, I think it gives a specificity and authenticity to the show that I feel is an accurate representation of Wales today," she said.

From BBC May 19, 2026

Compared with, say, the War on Drugs, a contemporaneous band that has taken some shared influences to a much larger audience, Mr. Morby favors directness and specificity, and works on a more modest scale.

From The Wall Street Journal May 12, 2026

I was still practicing law, but the specificity of the work and the change of scenery distracted me just enough from the bigger questions beginning to bubble up in my mind.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama



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