as in specialties
something for which a person shows a special talent
doing funny impressions of people has always been my forte
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This side of the lounge also has another dining concept called The Nook, where a dim sum cart, much like the ones seen in Hong Kong’s classic dim sum restaurants, dishes out regional specialties like scallion pancakes and shredded chicken gua bao with ginger and scallion oil.—
Matt Ortile,
Condé Nast Traveler,
31 Mar. 2026 -
But there are also shortages of certain medical specialties.—
Suzanne King,
Kansas City Star,
31 Mar. 2026
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The Knicks only truly made things interesting in minutes the former Brooklyn Nets star and sure-fire first-ballot Hall of Famer spent on the bench on Tuesday.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
1 Apr. 2026
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Upstairs at Place, things are a little more formal.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
1 Apr. 2026
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Advanced courses offered by experienced SAR officials focus on ground search, swift water rescue, avalanche recovery, and other specialities.—
Jayme Moye,
Outside,
27 Feb. 2026
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Other specialities include a BBQ Chicken Pizza and the Pizza a la Vodka, with that signature orange-red sauce.—
Alana Al-Hatlani,
Southern Living,
7 Feb. 2026
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With Cloutier’s transfer to JSerra, two Fort Worth-area quarterbacks have now taken their talents west.—
Charles Baggarly,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
2 Apr. 2026
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Follow curiosity, and let your talents breathe.—
Tarot.com,
Sun Sentinel,
1 Apr. 2026
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“Fortes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fortes. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.
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