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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

Russian military know-how has enabled Kim to shift more resources to bread-and-butter areas.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 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

The engineers’ job was to come up with the theories and formulas that advanced the nation’s aviation know-how; the computers performed and checked calculations to ensure that the engineers’ ideas worked.

From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson




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