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especial

[ih-spesh-uhl] / ɪˈspɛʃ əl /


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Under especial scrutiny is Border Patrol commander Gregory Bovino, the public face of Trump’s deportation ground game.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 30, 2025

The term Epicurean often refers to individuals who take especial pleasure in food and drink, like a wine connoisseur or someone obsessed with Michelin star restaurants.

From Textbooks ● Jun. 15, 2022

The Hubble Space Telescope, freed from the tethers of gravity and the blurriness of the atmosphere, can produce images of especial clarity.

From Salon ● Apr. 23, 2022

Shannon’s father’s deathbed sequence is an especial corker.

From New York Times ● Apr. 10, 2022

Hospitality was, of course, very important to him, since all guests, all who seek shelter in a strange land, were under his especial protection.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton


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