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specify

[spes-uh-fahy] / ˈspɛs əˌfaɪ /


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Delta didn’t specify which aircraft would be equipped with the Leo service, though Bastian said the Boeing 737 MAX-10 jets that Delta has on order could be one possibility when they start arriving.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

It has yet to specify when the new changes will take effect.

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026

Intuitive Surgical also reported being the target of a phishing incident, although it didn’t specify who was behind the attempt.

From Barron's • Mar. 29, 2026

Her statement did not specify support of the San Vicente-Fairfax route.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

It would be only natural to suppose that this order should apply not only to the laws, but also to the conditions at the boundary of space-time that specify the initial state of the universe.

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