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It specified 10 aggravating factors, the presence of which would allow a jury to return a death sentence in the belief that such “guided discretion” would pass constitutional muster.

From Slate • Jun. 8, 2026

California broccoli quality ranges from fair to good, Markon specified.

From Salon • May 27, 2026

Authorities have not specified the safety violations they discovered at Liushenyu coal mine.

From BBC • May 25, 2026

It quoted an informed source as saying that Iran "has stressed that there will be no agreement unless a specified portion of Iran's frozen assets is released at the very first stage".

From Barron's • May 24, 2026

Men like him, the article would suggest, weren’t supposed to lose their cool—though it was never specified whether “like him” meant lawyers or something else entirely.

From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng