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known but not named some unspecified person is expected to replace him temporarily as director of operations until a permanent director can be found

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Recent Examples of unspecified In addition to the double set, Pulido is preparing a studio album for next year, aiming to leave new music for his fans before running for an unspecified public office in Texas. Tere Aguilera, Billboard, 9 Apr. 2025 Kevin and his legal team are seeking unspecified financial damages. Charna Flam, People.com, 8 Apr. 2025 In one, which was determined to be a violation of department policy, an officer attempted to pull over a Jeep Grand Cherokee in February 2021 for unspecified misdemeanor traffic violations. Bill Lukitsch, Kansas City Star, 7 Apr. 2025 As part of a sweeping new tariff policy announced by Trump, unspecified Israeli goods exports to the United States face a 17% tariff. Erin Doherty,annika Kim Constantino,yun Li, CNBC, 5 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for unspecified
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  • Drinkwater didn't make one appearance in a Chelsea shirt last season, whilst Bakayoko spent the season in Italy on loan at AC Milan.
    SI.com, SI.com, 3 Aug. 2019
  • Decisions made by engineers today, in other words, will determine not how one car drives but how all cars drive.
    Johannes Himmelreich, BostonGlobe.com, 30 Mar. 2018
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  • The op-ed published in The Tufts Daily was signed by four authors, including Öztürk, and endorsed by more than 30 other unnamed students.
    Hannah Allam, ProPublica, 13 Apr. 2025
  • Sure enough, in the days following Black Tuesday, unnamed sources abounded.
    Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 12 Apr. 2025
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  • In the last two weeks, Trump issued an executive order directing agencies to sunset every existing energy regulation by next year and, in a separate memorandum, said those agencies may repeal certain regulations without allowing the public to weigh in.
    Nichola Groom and Valerie Volcovici, USA Today, 23 Apr. 2025
  • But one thing is certain: Francis will be a tough act to follow.
    Omar G. Encarnación, Time, 22 Apr. 2025
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  • While UFOs are typically associated with aliens, Baker insists officials are required to look into unidentified objects in the interest of national security.
    Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 13 Apr. 2025
  • The pilot weaved together two timelines with that 1996 crash and the present-day survivors, played by a beloved cast, and there was a killer flash-forward opening of an unidentified girl running for her life, barefoot through snow, who is then impaled and eaten by her friends.
    Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 11 Apr. 2025

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“Unspecified.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unspecified. Accessed 26 Apr. 2025.

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