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special

[spesh-uhl] / ˈspɛʃ əl /


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These special programs that are supposed to be remedial do harm, not just good.

From The Wall Street Journal

To keep the man eighth in line to the British throne gainfully employed, the U.K. government gave him a new job: special representative for international trade and investment.

From The Wall Street Journal

A special prosecutor is re-examining the Spivey investigation and has impaneled a grand jury to assess the allegations of police misconduct on behalf of Boyd and Williams.

From The Wall Street Journal

Dane stared straight into the camera in the last few minutes of the Netflix special, his voice wavering when tears welled up in his eyes.

From Los Angeles Times

A Hackney resident whose story of her nursing a fox back to health went viral on social media says she has formed a "special connection" with the animal.

From BBC