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specialize

[spesh-uh-lahyz] / ˈspɛʃ əˌlaɪz /


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Third, Medicare Advantage is the only program in our healthcare system in which health plans can specialize in the treatment of specific conditions such as diabetes, congestive heart failure or HIV.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 9, 2026

They also specialize in Korean seafood pancakes that are so good.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 5, 2026

That means that clients are looking for vendors that offer a varied suite of cybersecurity offerings for different sorts of needs, rather than those that specialize in a particular area.

From MarketWatch Jun. 3, 2026

The second is that humans specialize while AI synthesizes.

From The Wall Street Journal May 30, 2026

Only a few people can keep up with the rapidly advancing frontier of knowledge, and they have to devote their whole time to it and specialize in a small area.

From "A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays" by Stephen Hawking

The investment bank downgraded the software company, which specializes in creative and marketing tools, from “equal-weight” to “underweight,” reducing its price target by over a third from $365 to $240.

From MarketWatch Jul. 21, 2026

“This is the savior for media, if they really focus on it,” said Brian Meehan, co-founder of Knocking, a Connecticut-based company that specializes in embedding e-commerce into TV and digital content.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 19, 2026

For a documentarian who specializes in personal movies, “Remake” feels especially revealing — both in terms of the glimpses we get of this father-son relationship and of unsolved mysteries that linger just outside the frame.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 16, 2026

The James Webb Space Telescope is especially well suited to search for these hypothetical structures because it specializes in infrared observations.

From Science Daily Jul. 10, 2026

Dr. Eloesser specializes in tuberculosis, but Joey takes every opportunity to educate him about Hansen’s disease.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly

Earlier, Blackstone and Google said they plan to create an AI cloud company to rival the likes of CoreWeave using Google’s specialized chips.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 23, 2026

A US review panel on Thursday recommended loosening restrictions on the much hyped peptide BPC-157, voting that specialized pharmacies be allowed to produce it despite alarm bells from medical experts over safety concerns.

From Barron's Jul. 23, 2026

Higher rates can raise the cost of every dollar borrowed to build data centers, develop specialized chips or upgrade power grids.

From MarketWatch Jul. 23, 2026

The researchers achieved this effect without using added pigments or specialized coatings to hide the residue.

From Science Daily Jul. 20, 2026

Only a professional, using a specialized "skeleton key," could have turned that lock, Gordievsky thought.

From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau

But IRA custodians specializing in nontraditional assets often give clients who are making their own investment choices wide latitude—leaving the burden of compliance with the individual, he said.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 22, 2026

The next day, that name emerged: California-based Taylor Farms, the third-largest producer of fresh produce in the U.S., specializing in packaged salad kits and fresh-cut vegetables.

From Slate Jul. 22, 2026

The sale was arranged by Scott Keeney, founder of the Realest, a Los Angeles-based enterprise specializing in sports and entertainment memorabilia.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 13, 2026

Teamshares, founded in 2019, has acquired more than 90 small companies, specializing in deals in which the founder is retiring.

From MarketWatch Jul. 10, 2026

My mother is a teacher and linguist; my father, a physician specializing in the genetics of childhood diseases.

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




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