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[dih-tayl, dee-tayl, dih-tayl, dee-tayl] / dɪˈteɪl, ˈdi teɪl, dɪˈteɪl, ˈdi teɪl /






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It’s the possibility of a transaction in which one side can examine the other in exquisite detail, while the other can barely see the rules.

From Salon ● Nov. 2, 2026

Automotive technicians can hook up cars to computers for diagnosis, and plenty of in-demand jobs—such as welding and electrical work—can trade as much on brains and attention to detail as brawn.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2026

Ethan Feller, stock strategist at Zacks Investment Research, said he wasn’t sure how much detail Ternus would offer on his vision for Apple.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 1, 2026

But without more detail, some wonder if voters will know enough to make a judgement.

From BBC ● Oct. 31, 2026

“Step lively now,” said the security detail behind me.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin

It also said that once the investigation is complete, “we will publish a post-incident report with further details on the incident.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 1, 2026

And, as with other Big Tech companies, investors will also be looking for details on Apple’s computing and spending needs, he said.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 1, 2026

For now, the discovery provides something fundamental: a clearer explanation of how the human eye develops its remarkable ability to see fine details.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 31, 2026

After an emotional embrace, Palii described a glimpse of life in Oleshky, although he said he had, until then, kept many of the details from his family.

From BBC ● Oct. 31, 2026

The details in the lobby—the old posters and preserved light fixtures that had been the fruits of countless salvage trips and digging through neighboring theater basements—were one thing.

From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny

The store, meanwhile, gets a rather detailed account of our preferences.

From Salon ● Nov. 2, 2026

In his 20-page ruling, Gayles noted the paper's "thoughtful and detailed investigation" that led to the story and said the lawsuit was "grasping at ‌straws" to "to manufacture flaws" their work.

From BBC ● Nov. 1, 2026

Additions like a full bus system, detailed non-player characters and a much, much larger map all have gamers itching to start playing.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 31, 2026

They used fossil evidence, evolutionary family trees, and detailed maps of where living crocodile species are found today.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 30, 2026

Unlike Rondon, he believed a detailed map wasn’t necessary.

From "Death on the River of Doubt" by Samantha Seiple

In addition to detailing his love of shopping, he got very specific.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026

Ball devoted entire sections of the memo to detailing the lawmakers’ conduct.

From Salon ● Oct. 20, 2026

The message from 1809 -- detailing French and allied troops' positions in two dozen lines of symbols, numbers and letters -- had lain ignored in an online academic archive.

From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026

We found evidence that 28 cases were closed based on statements detailing the findings or indicating that no further steps would be taken.

From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026

Finally, in April of 2007, Kathy wrote a letter to the Times-Picayune detailing the saga of the trailer.

From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers


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