expertise
1 Americanverb (used with or without object)
noun
Etymology
Origin of expertise
First recorded in 1865–70; from French: “survey, report (made by experts),” with -ise understood as an abstract noun suffix; expert, -ise 2
Example Sentences
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Her trajectory from New York Times opinion editor to Substack entrepreneur to apparent kingmaker within a legacy media institution perfectly encapsulates how we have confused platform with expertise and audience with authority.
From Salon
When the company shifts direction, it reassigns engineers rather than laying them off, so they accumulate expertise over decades, across different projects.
Among the arguments cited for the continued relevance of software: Vendors have proprietary data and deep industry expertise that’s not easily replicated.
In awarding Mr. Neil, the Pulitzer board praised his “one-of-a-kind reviews of automobiles, blending technical expertise with offbeat humor and astute cultural criticism.”
Competitors without deep content and subject matter expertise “will find it difficult…to replicate,” he says.
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