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specify

[spes-uh-fahy] / ˈspɛs əˌfaɪ /


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In June, the Supreme Court did not rule on whether mortgage fraud met the “for cause” standard or specify the next steps in the case.

From MarketWatch Aug. 27, 2026

The firm did not specify how people will be asked to apply, but the program will be administered by an independent third party unaffiliated with the company, the district attorney’s office said.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 24, 2026

The numbers don’t specify how many were oil tankers or how many barrels they carried.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 24, 2026

Police did not identify the suspect, nor did they specify a motive.

From BBC Aug. 21, 2026

To specify whether a lamp is on or off requires a single bit of information.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan

"These are thick blocks of ice that can drift for years," specifies Dr. Abigail Dalton of the Canadian Ice Service, Environment and Climate Change Canada.

From Science Daily Aug. 26, 2026

The most straightforward way of keeping your moods from affecting your portfolio is to have a detailed financial plan that, well in advance, specifies how you will react, come what may.

From MarketWatch Aug. 12, 2026

It specifies no tax periods or matters, purporting instead to resolve “any and all claims,” forever, before agencies it does not even name.

From Slate Aug. 10, 2026

The text specifies that a procedure different to immediate returns at the border applies to those "intercepted on the high seas" because those migrants do not breach physical infrastructure.

From Barron's Aug. 6, 2026

Yet scientists today could undoubtedly, if they wished, fulfill for many species that part of the definition of domestication that specifies the control of breeding and food supply.

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

Hyde Lane is requesting Netflix and Netflix Studios be held liable for infringement, although no specified amount was listed in the suit.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 20, 2026

Keeping such a sparse, specified operation going means narrowing budgets wherever possible, especially when it comes to managing Canopy’s investments and data.

From Slate Aug. 18, 2026

If the closing is delayed, shareholders will receive a ticking fee accruing at a rate of 6% per year for a period specified in the agreement.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 13, 2026

Another factor that can increase the cost of graduation is buying an official photograph, with providers specified by your university, adds Allingham.

From BBC Jul. 24, 2026

I’d advised him repeatedly of his journalistic “rights,” that anything he said could appear in print unless he specified otherwise.

From "Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho" by Jon Katz

In 2024, Buckingham Palace made Charles’ cancer diagnosis public without specifying the severity of his illness.

From Salon Aug. 20, 2026

The company had previously guided for significant revenue growth, but without specifying a figure.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 5, 2026

The ambiguity in the lyrics allied to the familiar, easy melody, Harrison believes, allows fans to "express an outpouring of love without necessarily specifying what it's towards".

From BBC Jul. 2, 2026

Trump posted on his Truth Social platform on Monday, without specifying the participants.

From Barron's Jun. 29, 2026

The amendment established that basic rights of citizenship—including suffrage—would be granted to male former slaves, and by specifying the sex it explicitly denied those rights to women.

From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling




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