specimen
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Githinji Gitahi, chief executive of Amref Health Africa, a Nairobi-based nonprofit, warned that signing away health and specimen data weakens African nations’ negotiating power for access to future vaccines and treatments under WHO benefit-sharing programs.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026
Normally, identifying a new octopus species requires scientists to dissect the specimen and closely study features such as the mouth, beak, and teeth.
From Science Daily • May 25, 2026
Normally to describe a new octopus species, a specimen needs to be cut open so that its mouth, beak, teeth and other parts can be examined.
From Barron's • May 25, 2026
The fossil was discovered in Antarctica's Lashly Mountains region and represents the only known specimen of its kind.
From Science Daily • May 25, 2026
Dick afterward grew fond of quoting Andrews’ reply, for it seemed to him a fine specimen of the boy’s “funny thinking,” his “off on a cloud” complacency.
From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote
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Common Senses: Spec, Spect, Spic ("Look")
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