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know-how

[noh-hou] / ˈnoʊˌhaʊ /


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Switzerland have got some exciting young players to go with the know-how of Granit Xhaka and Manuel Akanji.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

The three countries had all the resources, infrastructure and logistical know-how to put on the tournament, having already combining to host six men’s and women’s World Cups.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2026

The implication was clear: farming know-how had been imported into the “waterworld” hunter-gatherer communities by women.

From Science Daily • May 30, 2026

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, who has been offering his country's know-how fighting Russian- and Iranian-made drones to Middle Eastern nations, offered to help Bahrain in his latest visit to the region.

From Barron's • May 5, 2026

William Faulkner added his pilot’s know-how to the scenario, getting technical as he described exactly what Tania would have to do to make her plane turn and swoop and dive.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein




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