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[spes-uh-fahy] / ˈspɛs əˌfaɪ /


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Zelenskyy said Ukraine’s armed forces had received appropriate orders, although he did not specify what those instructions entailed.

From Salon ● Oct. 11, 2026

Each group of three letters is known as a codon, and most codons specify one of the amino acids that serve as the building blocks of proteins.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 8, 2026

The London-headquartered bank does not specify how many people it employs in its UK wealth business but it is thought to have hundreds of relationship managers, the FT added.

From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026

It didn’t initially specify which roles would be impacted, only that in-store teams would be unaffected.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026

It did not say how the laws should be chosen and it did not specify the initial configuration of the universe.

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

During setup, Apple specifies that you need to be at least 22 years old, not pregnant and have no past hypertension diagnosis.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 11, 2026

But not every state that requires it specifies a curriculum.

From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026

It also specifies that agencies are not required to treat engagement from AI or bots as if they were real humans.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026

"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

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

A call option gives the buyer the right to purchase an underlying asset at a specified price before a predetermined expiration date.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 12, 2026

Treatment ended once the fat thickness fell below a specified threshold.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 11, 2026

Polanski has not specified whether he supports the motion passed by members, but added his name to a joint statement from the party's five MPs and deputy leaders issued after the vote.

From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026

Saylor never specified whose generational wealth will be transferred to whom, but the hope he was offering proved too much for most attendees to resist.

From Slate ● Sep. 20, 2026

A man checks a sheet, pulls the specified packs from shelving, and swings them up onto the counter.

From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins

RSF has said that a third country has offered him asylum, without specifying which, but that departures planned for February and June were cancelled after Thai immigration authorities withheld exit clearance without explanation.

From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026

One of the bills, introduced by Stefani, expands the ability of certified nurse-midwives to provide care for pregnant and postpartum patients by specifying that supervision by a physician is not required when providing certain services.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2026

Brooks Brothers, for instance, describes its Supima cotton T-shirts as finished “to resist odors” without specifying the antimicrobial used.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026

Meanwhile the government in Kinshasa released a statement on X, without specifying numbers of casualties.

From BBC ● Sep. 10, 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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