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The phrase "a specific source in mind" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to a particular reference or origin that someone is considering or thinking about.
Example: "When conducting research, it's important to have a specific source in mind to support your arguments."
Alternatives: "a particular source in mind" or "a definite source in mind".
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If Carroll had a specific source in mind, however, it was probably a poem published by FT Palgrave in his 1854 collection Idyls and Songs.
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The rigor sprang from a specific source.
We not going in with a specific tenant in mind.
Anschutz and Leiweke had a specific model in mind.
But they didn't have a specific role in mind.
Military officials deny having a specific target in mind.
The towers were built with a specific plan in mind and an orderly blueprint to follow.
If you have a specific prisoner in mind, you may have a package delivered to him.
Her degree was not chosen with a specific career in mind.
Of course she could not have had such a specific purpose in mind.
At the salon Mr. Soekoro dresses with a specific purpose in mind.
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