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spec

[spek] / spɛk /










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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

She tried sketch writing, late-night TV writing, spec writing, but she quickly learned she didn’t actually want to write sketches or late-night monologues.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 19, 2026

But this stabilization was due to “relative strength at the move-up and discretionary price points, which offset declining home sizes at the entry-level and spec price points,” the analysts say.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 24, 2025

Nvidia and other chip designers pay high development costs to design GPUs to spec for buyers of huge quantities.

From Barron's • Dec. 19, 2025

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




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