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technicality

[tek-ni-kal-i-tee] / ˌtɛk nɪˈkæl ɪ ti /


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“The fiduciary point is the part most people miss, and it sounds like a technicality until it’s your data,” Jeff Judge, CFP at Chesapeake Financial Planners, told MarketWatch.

From MarketWatch Jul. 1, 2026

The classification may sound like a technicality, but it matters because hundreds of exchange-traded funds and mutual funds base their allocations on the index’s classifications.

From Barron's May 22, 2026

Even though Elon Musk essentially lost on a technicality, there's a clear signal from the verdict that making lots of money from AI and competing fiercely with rivals is simply business.

From BBC May 19, 2026

The way he saw it, the Swedes were trying to win by technicality instead of skill on the ice.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 15, 2026

There was a hearing, but Katie was told beforehand that it was a technicality.

From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith

Setting the rules is critical for federal legislation, with many things on the table, from the technicalities of how scholarship organizations operate to whether states can impose regulations more restrictive than the federal law.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 11, 2026

“The Fed staff is going to have the chance to educate the incoming chair on some of the technicalities that might have him rethink some of what he’s written,” Shenfeld said.

From MarketWatch May 13, 2026

It’s also possible that the three judges on Texas’ 15th Court of Appeals won’t say that much about the caliber of the state’s evidence, instead focusing its on procedural technicalities or constitutional questions.

From Slate Feb. 21, 2026

Second, because of legislative technicalities, high earners will get an approximately 5.4% haircut on their total itemized deductions.

From Barron's Nov. 25, 2025

Technically, I’m not doing anything wrong, not yet, but if the police stop me—well, let’s just say they have an uncanny ability to make technicalities disappear.

From "Internment" by Samira Ahmed




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