How to Use specialism in a Sentence

specialism

noun
  • For Mr Merton’s specialism is the mathematics of time applied to finance.
    The Economist, 15 June 2019
  • With scrupulous respect for the service these women gave, Ms. Alexievich identifies each by specialism and rank.
    Catherine Merridale, WSJ, 11 Aug. 2017
  • The move echoes other exchanges’ efforts to seek new business outside their traditional specialisms.
    Ben Dummett, WSJ, 23 Feb. 2023
  • China has piles of data and notable companies in AI specialisms, for example Face++ in facial recognition and iFlytek in speech.
    The Economist, 15 Feb. 2018
  • The firm’s specialism is directed towards a project and service product known as vclusters (or virtual clusters).
    Adrian Bridgwater, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2023
  • Of course, it is understood that everyone needs a basic level of education and that specialism cannot occur too early.
    Al Kingsley, Forbes, 27 Jan. 2023
  • According to the writer and neuroscientist Patrick House, his specialism is a frustrating field.
    Richard Lea, WSJ, 24 Oct. 2022
  • Academics have either been captured by identity politics or else have chosen to retreat into tiny specialisms.
    The Economist, 19 June 2019
  • Higher education in this period was much more far-ranging than the specialism of a modern university.
    National Geographic, 9 Apr. 2019
  • This should lead to a serious discussion in Europe over how the allies can best pool military resources, spread risk and exploit national specialisms to take more responsibility for their own defence.
    The Economist, 12 July 2018
  • The body and mind were separated into different systems and specialisms: psychology and psychiatry for the mind, cardiology for the heart.
    Fay Bound Alberti, Quartz, 25 Nov. 2019
  • Its success underlines the importance of strategic partnerships, whether that's through technology or specialism.
    David Tuck, Forbes, 8 Oct. 2021
  • The anti-corruption prosecutor completed her Master’s degree last year, with a specialism in criminology.
    Zahra Nader, Time, 20 Aug. 2021
  • These fundamental conundrums of criticism involve questions about specialism, authority, personality, art, and business.
    Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 17 Nov. 2023

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