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[ek-spurt, ek-spurt, ik-spurt] / ˈɛk spɜrt, ˈɛk spɜrt, ɪkˈspɜrt /




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The confusion that ensued became a "catalyst" for modern regulations mandating better flotation equipment on planes and preflight briefings on how to use it, aviation safety expert John Cox told AP.

From BBC Jul. 22, 2026

Moreover, one expert I spoke with, Sarah Taber, a small farmer and crop scientist, describes FoodNet as a “long term library of disease data,” not a reactive tool that’s useful in real time.

From Slate Jul. 22, 2026

After opting against turning it into a historical monument to avoid drawing extremists, an expert commission decided to make it a police station.

From Barron's Jul. 22, 2026

Stay with the AI trade and overweight technology stocks, according to one earnings expert.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 21, 2026

I admire that he got a PhD and became a professor, and now he’s a leading expert on literature from the Midwest.

From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison

While salary-transparency laws don’t necessarily guarantee you’ll receive the highest possible salary, they do remove much of the guesswork from negotiations — and experts say that alone gives job seekers a stronger hand.

From MarketWatch Jul. 22, 2026

Nonprofit experts interviewed by The Times raised concerns that someone in a position like Croom’s could profit to the detriment of both taxpayers and the people the money is meant to serve.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 22, 2026

The White House maintained that experts from the state, defense, and energy departments have been involved in “all” of Witkoff’s negotiations.

From Slate Jul. 22, 2026

The experts studied chimpanzees and bonobos living at two great ape sanctuaries in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Zambia.

From BBC Jul. 21, 2026

They are, in a word, experts, people whose authority rests on experience rather than theoretical knowledge.

From "History of Art, Volume 1" by H.W. Janson




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