specificity
Example Sentences
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That is one of several areas of the report that doctors said stood out for its lack of specificity.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026
"It's so important, I think it gives a specificity and authenticity to the show that I feel is an accurate representation of Wales today," she said.
From BBC • May 19, 2026
If you want a little more specificity as you move through these steps, keep it simple.
From Salon • Mar. 19, 2026
What her books lack in character diversity, they make up for in specificity.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 10, 2026
It is not surprising that the history of science is a problematic activity, because science itself constantly claims to escape from its own temporal specificity, its own artificiality.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
Vocabulary lists containing specificity
What If It's Us
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Top Ten Most Relevant Words from Republican Presidential Candidates' Debate - Nov. 10, 2015
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United States v. Nixon (1974)
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