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  • verb Present participle of specialise.

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Examples

  • Waterfall – the first release on Popjustice Hi-Fi, a new label specialising in "above-average pop tuneage" – literally makes two brilliant pop songs with the word "waterfall" in the title, counting TLC's plural variant on the theme, three if you include 10cc's Waterfall, and you should always include 10cc.

    Rosanna (No 826) 2010

  • It gave the swimsuits to Orsola de Castro, 44, the founder of From Somewhere, an upmarket fashion label specialising in off-cuts and

    Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph 2011

  • Boro est une marque fondée par Antonio Diasconale et Fulvio Sorbino. is an Irish designer label specialising in knitwear for men, women and children, combining the talents of best friends Brenda Aherne, a knitwear expert, and graphic designer Helen Delany.

    iloveyourtshirt, your t-shirt magazine 2009

  • This kind of specialising is not recognised as a technical form of it at all, and yet how far nearer and closer and more urgent it is for us than any other kind.

    At Large Arthur Christopher Benson 1893

  • This "specialising" of the novel is perhaps of more importance than interest; but interest itself may be found in the First Part, where there is, if not much, rather more of a story, some positive character-drawing, a fair amount of smart phrase, and a great deal of lively painting of manners.

    A History of the French Novel, Vol. 1 From the Beginning to 1800 George Saintsbury 1889

  • Police bust gang 'specialising' in jewellery heists

    WN.com - Articles related to Novartis employees across Canada join global colleagues for 14th annual Community Partnership Day 2010

  • Since accomplishing an MA in printmaking at the Royal College of Art, the highly acclaimed illustrator has been specialising in paper cuts and limited edition screen prints.

    Constantin Bjerke: Rob Ryan's Whimsical Image Making (VIDEO) Constantin Bjerke 2011

  • Though she had always been committed to a career in law, perhaps specialising in human rights, Fiona, who was 29, hadn't found it easy to find work, says her sister; as a result she worked incredibly hard, spending weekends and evenings doing paperwork or at police stations with clients.

    7/7 inquests: Families remember their loved ones 2011

  • The Iqra bookshop perched on the corner of Bude Road, where Khan held late-night discussions about the evils of western foreign policy and evangelised for the jihadist cause, is now an office specialising in personal injury claims.

    Divisions remain in 7/7 bomber Mohammad Sidique Khan's hometown 2011

  • Since accomplishing an MA in printmaking at the Royal College of Art, the highly acclaimed illustrator has been specialising in paper cuts and limited edition screen prints.

    Constantin Bjerke: Rob Ryan's Whimsical Image Making (VIDEO) Constantin Bjerke 2011

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