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Recent Examples of specialized
Employees facing systemic barriers to healthcare can use LSAs to access culturally competent providers and specialized care, directly addressing the impact of social and economic disparities on their health.
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Alex Shubat, Forbes, 17 Jan. 2025
Private schools play a crucial role in this success story — not by competing with public education, but by providing specialized environments where students who might otherwise struggle can find their path to achievement.
—Pam Tapley, Orlando Sentinel, 17 Jan. 2025
The way to determine what subtype of flu A a person has is through a lab with more specialized equipment.
—Erika Edwards, NBC News, 16 Jan. 2025
Meanwhile, smaller, more specialized apps like Watch Duty, a nonprofit wildfire monitoring platform, have filled gaps.
—Mia Sato, The Verge, 15 Jan. 2025
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Alex Shubat, Forbes, 17 Jan. 2025
Private schools play a crucial role in this success story — not by competing with public education, but by providing specialized environments where students who might otherwise struggle can find their path to achievement.
—Pam Tapley, Orlando Sentinel, 17 Jan. 2025
The way to determine what subtype of flu A a person has is through a lab with more specialized equipment.
—Erika Edwards, NBC News, 16 Jan. 2025
Meanwhile, smaller, more specialized apps like Watch Duty, a nonprofit wildfire monitoring platform, have filled gaps.
—Mia Sato, The Verge, 15 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for specialized
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Minnesota Vikings star wide receiver Justin Jefferson spoke to The Big Lead and Newsweek Sports' Jay Robinson IV to break down just what makes Louisiana State University so special for wide receivers.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
3 Feb. 2025
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By mid-August, Selig and Reinsdorf gained enough support to cause AL president Bobby Brown and NL head Bill White to call a special meeting aimed at ousting Vincent.—
Ronald Blum,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Feb. 2025
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United Airlines has just dropped its new wave of status match applications for 2025, giving travelers the chance to enjoy elite status perks for a limited time.—
Stella Shon,
Travel + Leisure,
28 Jan. 2025
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The grandmother’s refusal to let her limited command of English diminish her authority is divine.—
David Rooney,
The Hollywood Reporter,
28 Jan. 2025
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The information was based on data recovered from the jet's flight data recorder that tracks the aircraft's movements, speed and other technical information.—
John Bacon,
USA TODAY,
2 Feb. 2025
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Technical Grammy Awards are presented to individuals, companies, organizations or institutions who have made contributions of outstanding technical significance to the recording field.—
Paul Grein,
Billboard,
2 Feb. 2025
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Huttle, who the Indianapolis Star reported had an extensive criminal record, had pleaded guilty to entering and remaining in a restricted building in relation to the Capitol attack and was sentenced in November 2023 to six months in prison.—
BrieAnna J. Frank,
USA TODAY,
31 Jan. 2025
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In 2023, Huttle pleaded guilty to entering and remaining in a restricted building or grounds on Jan. 6, and received a sentence of six months in prison.—
Tom Dreisbach,
NPR,
30 Jan. 2025
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The company did not publicly release a specific reason for the closure.—
Hadley Hitson,
The Tennessean,
3 Feb. 2025
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The official did not provide specific benchmarks that could be met to lift the new tariffs, saying only that the best measure would be fewer Americans dying from fentanyl addiction.—
Christopher Sherman,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Feb. 2025
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Its crowd-pleaser potential flies in the face of the IFFR’s reputation in some parts of the industry that the event is focused purely on hardcore arthouse films and more esoteric and niche fare.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
31 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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“Specialized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/specialized. Accessed 8 Feb. 2025.
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