spec

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In Bel-Air, a 105,000-square-foot spec house was marketed for $500 million, but by the time it was finished, it was already falling into disrepair and ended up being auctioned off for $141 million.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

“Do they have a spec script?” her boss would typically ask of these digital upstarts.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 4, 2026

Meritage, an Arizona-based builder with a roughly $4.8 billion market cap, stands out by building entirely speculative, or spec, homes, which are constructed before a buyer signs a contract.

From Barron's • Mar. 4, 2026

A complication was that McLaren were not running the latest specification of Mercedes power-unit, so can expect an uplift when they switch in Australia to the latest spec.

From BBC • Feb. 20, 2026

“You just getting here don’t mean nothing,” the spec four said.

From "Fallen Angels" by Walter Dean Myers