technicality
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The decision turned on a technicality: Police demanded the surrender of four German shepherds; the disputed dogs are, in fact, one Dutch shepherd and three Belgian Malinois.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 13, 2026
I grew up just outside Chicago, though “grew up” feels like a technicality.
From Salon • Dec. 7, 2025
Mr Najim was freed due to a legal technicality, according to sources in Italy's interior ministry.
From BBC • Jul. 18, 2025
She claimed she was "expelled on a technicality" after years of internally campaigning for the party to treat "sex as a protected characteristic".
From BBC • Jun. 10, 2025
Three days after it was filed, a state judge in Bluefield took one look at the case and threw it out of court on a technicality.
From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam
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