spec

Example Sentences

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“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

After writing a pilot on spec, he approached the executives at Crave — where he had previously produced “Letterkenny,” “Shoresy” and “Canada’s Drag Race” — about green-lighting a series.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 3, 2026

I’m used to working for young couples, but I spec this is the smallest house I ever worked in.

From "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett