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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 Immediately, observing researchers noted unusual unspecified behaviors by mother and calf that led them to worry for the young whale’s health. Corinne Purtill, Los Angeles Times, 5 Jan. 2025 Follow the money: Summit Partners helped fund the acquisition with an unspecified investment. Kerry Flynn, Axios, 3 Jan. 2025 Ree died Saturday from unspecified causes, Williams’ wife, Sharon Hallingdal Williams, said on her Facebook page. Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Dec. 2024 White is suing Davis for breach of contract, intentional misrepresentation and other claims, and is asking for unspecified damages. Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 23 Dec. 2024 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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  • In late December, On3 reported that Ewers, who could turn pro and declare for the NFL draft this month, has been offered $6 million by an unnamed school to enter the NCAA’s transfer portal and sign to play another season of college there.
    Andrew Greif, NBC News, 9 Jan. 2025
  • The mention of an unnamed grocery store was included in the developer’s request to rezone the property, which the city’s Zoning Commission approved Wednesday.
    Kate Marijolovic, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Jan. 2025
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  • This can be attained by reinforcing the presence of human reviewers to evaluate generative AI outputs, flagging certain content before such models are released to the public.
    IESE Business School, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
  • How has the competition changed? Concerns that what the Arclight Hollywood provided in terms of elevated attention for certain films, ability to perform when platform runs are still desired, and replacement of revenue have almost totally evaporated.
    Tom Brueggemann, IndieWire, 16 Jan. 2025
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  • The 57-year-old Canada native explained to host Josh Horowitz that the unidentified man confused her for one of the socially-conscious singers, who were canceled after lead member Natalie Maines criticized then-President George W. Bush during a 2003 concert.
    Karu F. Daniels, New York Daily News, 8 Jan. 2025
  • Those detained, which reportedly includes two unidentified American citizens, form part of a larger group of 125 individuals from 25 countries who have been detained in the last two months.
    Antonio Maria Delgado, Miami Herald, 8 Jan. 2025

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“Unspecified.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unspecified. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.

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