unspecific
Britishadjective
Example Sentences
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Lin ruled that the NIH grants were suspended by form letters that were unspecific to the research, a likely violation of the Administrative Procedure Act, which regulates executive branch rulemaking.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 22, 2025
The threat he posed was considered "too unspecific", according to one assessment, while one tip-off against him in September 2023 appears to have fallen through the cracks.
From BBC • Dec. 23, 2024
Their notional policy agenda was almost universally unobjectionable, if also highly unspecific.
From Salon • Aug. 24, 2024
A federal civil rights lawsuit was filed by Goodson’s family and is seeking unspecific damages.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 31, 2024
Over time, observation became an adjunct to experiment, both producing reliable facts in place of the unreliable, unspecific ‘experience’ which underlay so much classical and medieval discussion.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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