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specialization

[spesh-uh-luh-zey-shuhn] / ˌspɛʃ ə ləˈzeɪ ʃən /




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Not because I can’t do it, but because I value the expertise, perspective, and specialization that person brings.

From MarketWatch Jul. 25, 2026

It’s the exorbitant costs of select and travel teams and the early push toward single-sport specialization.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 17, 2026

The careers most at risk are the mirror image: roles built on processing information at scale without deep specialization.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 10, 2026

With that specialization also came espresso beverages—the flat whites, cappuccinos, and Americanos that now make up the baseline menu for most coffee shops.

From Slate Dec. 22, 2025

In those societies each household made what it needed; there was little or no economic specialization.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond

The population is too small to support many medical specializations, such as kidney transplants.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 24, 2026

There’s still no definitive winner among AI models, Sette believes, and Anthropic’s product performs very well in specializations such as coding.

From MarketWatch Oct. 11, 2025

The new reconstruction of the skeleton also sheds light on specializations for head mobility in Tiktaalik and new details of the fish's pelvic fin anatomy.

From Science Daily Apr. 5, 2024

The authorities, they say, have long ignored systemic issues that made specializations like dermatology and cosmetic surgery more lucrative than essential services like emergency care.

From New York Times Mar. 4, 2024

It is reflective of the pragmatics of our time that the elderly receive attention in the market of mediations and specializations on a less obvious level.

From The Civilization of Illiteracy by Mihai Nadin




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