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Recent Examples of specialized
Supervisors are also being ordered to keep better records on authorized pursuits and note the speed and actions of each NYPD vehicle on the hunt and be ready to request specialized units if needed.
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Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 15 Jan. 2025
These include the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Defense Intelligence Agency, the National Security Agency and more specialized agencies like the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.
—Matthew Clary, The Conversation, 14 Jan. 2025
Meal kit delivery services with specialized menus are convenient and sometimes necessary, but the best ones serve as many people as possible.
—Jordan Minor, PCMAG, 14 Jan. 2025
The poll also asked respondents for their opinions on H-1B visas, which are used by American employers to temporarily hire foreign employees for jobs requiring a college degree and specialized skills.
—Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 13 Jan. 2025
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Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 15 Jan. 2025
These include the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Defense Intelligence Agency, the National Security Agency and more specialized agencies like the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.
—Matthew Clary, The Conversation, 14 Jan. 2025
Meal kit delivery services with specialized menus are convenient and sometimes necessary, but the best ones serve as many people as possible.
—Jordan Minor, PCMAG, 14 Jan. 2025
The poll also asked respondents for their opinions on H-1B visas, which are used by American employers to temporarily hire foreign employees for jobs requiring a college degree and specialized skills.
—Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 13 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for specialized
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Visit Anaheim: People affected by the wildfires can visit Visit Anaheim’s official website and find special hotel offers and assistance.—
Janhvi Bhojwani,
NBC News,
10 Jan. 2025
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The 73-page civil complaint, filed Thursday in Santa Fe, New Mexico, names special prosecutor Kari T. Morrissey, First District Attorney Mary Carmack-Altwies, Santa Fe County sheriff’s deputies and the Santa Fe County commission.—
Meg James,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Jan. 2025
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There were dozens of producers across the country making single malt whiskey but distribution was limited, products were young and pricing wasn’t particularly attractive relative to other single malt products on store shelves.—
Chris Perugini,
Forbes,
16 Jan. 2025
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The team’s starry personnel makes for limited power-play time, the kind that might accentuate his unique passing ability.—
Joshua Kloke,
The Athletic,
16 Jan. 2025
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The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection uses a variety of technical firefighting terms in its incident reports on wildfires burning across the state — including the Palisades Fire in Los Angeles County.—
Don Sweeney,
Sacramento Bee,
9 Jan. 2025
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The central bank attributed the incident to a technical glitch at the international bank card partner associated with Apple's online store.—
Tommy Tuberville,
Newsweek,
9 Jan. 2025
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During the search, an officer encountered a man who had crossed a fence into a restricted area of the park, according to Bankhead.—
Tanasia Kenney,
Miami Herald,
17 Jan. 2025
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From January 13th, the geofencing function which prevented the drones from flying in restricted areas such as airports and military bases will no longer operate.—
David Hambling,
Forbes,
17 Jan. 2025
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The inclusion of each specific gear type was chosen based on widespread adoption by hunters in Idaho and neighboring states.—
Andrew McKean,
Outdoor Life,
10 Jan. 2025
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But the Vikings constructed a quarterback room with specific coaches and players to bring out Darnold’s best.—
Alec Lewis,
The Athletic,
9 Jan. 2025
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With athletic directors increasingly consumed by revenue generation, schools are relying more and more on outside firms to help fill holes up and down their staff directories, from Olympic sports coaches to even more esoteric positions.—
Daniel Libit,
Sportico.com,
16 Jan. 2025
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Certainly, the many other bravura moments of The Return suggest a storyteller with enough juice to make even his most fanciful, esoteric ideas and characters into reality.—
Alan Sepinwall,
Rolling Stone,
16 Jan. 2025
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“Specialized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/specialized. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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