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Recent Examples of specialized
Its staff also operates some additional offices with a specialized remit, including one that is tasked with monitoring flooding, units that advise air traffic controllers, and the National Hurricane Center.
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Camille Baker, New York Times, 8 Feb. 2025
The plane is equipped with specialized equipment for search and rescue that enables them to locate objects and people through no visibility conditions.
—Becca Longmire, People.com, 7 Feb. 2025
Dogs can sniff out people, but these specialized pooches are often rare compared to the vast footprint of the wreckage.
—Anna Funk, Discover Magazine, 6 Feb. 2025
Those NSTs and PSTs are specialized units created in recent years to combat gun violence.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 5 Feb. 2025
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Camille Baker, New York Times, 8 Feb. 2025
The plane is equipped with specialized equipment for search and rescue that enables them to locate objects and people through no visibility conditions.
—Becca Longmire, People.com, 7 Feb. 2025
Dogs can sniff out people, but these specialized pooches are often rare compared to the vast footprint of the wreckage.
—Anna Funk, Discover Magazine, 6 Feb. 2025
Those NSTs and PSTs are specialized units created in recent years to combat gun violence.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 5 Feb. 2025
See all Example Sentences for specialized
Recent Examples of Synonyms for specialized
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Join Fox News for access to this content Plus special access to select articles and other premium content with your account - free of charge.—
Michael Ruiz,
Fox News,
14 Feb. 2025
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That generated $490 million in special cannabis sales taxes, while hemp products pay only standard sales tax.—
Robert McCoppin,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Feb. 2025
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Belle Gibson’s story of faking cancer is fictionalized in the new Netflix limited series 'Apple Cider Vinegar' Comments At the start of 2015, Belle Gibson was at the peak of her wellness empire.—
Lynsey Eidell,
People.com,
8 Feb. 2025
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However, with an average finish of just 24.4 in the Cup series, and Kaulig Racing's limited experience with the playoffs, this season may be a challenge for the young North Carolina driver.—
Yaakov Katz,
Newsweek,
8 Feb. 2025
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Post-Covid has been good to boating, featuring technical breakthroughs like autonomous docking, creative uses of artificial intelligence, and an industrywide move toward sustainability.—
Michael Verdon,
Robb Report,
14 Feb. 2025
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Jobs include joining a mostly younger sales force that solicits celebrities for the platform, as well as technical and administrative positions.—
Robert Channick,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Feb. 2025
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Butler gets more than half his shots near the restricted area (178 of 275 this season), shoots a great percentage (63.5) down there and has averaged around eight free throws per game during his five-plus seasons in Miami.—
Anthony Slater,
The Athletic,
9 Feb. 2025
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Keep in mind that Nikola Jovic is eligible for restricted free agency that summer.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
3 Feb. 2025
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Get ‘much more specific’ Both in bullets about team work and those about the individual’s work, Nawaz likes get a sense of what the candidate actually did.—
Gili Malinsky,
CNBC,
14 Feb. 2025
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After Moulson visited Haymes at Dartmouth, Moulson would send Haymes video clips of his game, highlighting specific areas to improve.—
Joshua Kloke,
The Athletic,
14 Feb. 2025
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But here’s the thing: For the average American, these lofty concerns can feel distant, esoteric and abstract.—
Matt K. Lewis,
Twin Cities,
9 Feb. 2025
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In addition to leading one of the most progressive, esoteric, and liberalized sects of Islam, the imam was an accomplished racehorse breeder and proponent of Islamic architecture.—
Timothy Nerozzi,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
4 Feb. 2025
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“Specialized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/specialized. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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