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technicality

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


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He’s trying to get her papers, and there was a technicality in there—she had crossed over and not said it and is getting deported.

From Slate ● Sep. 28, 2026

“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

She added its conclusion on a technicality "leaves a lot of questions and debates unresolved," such as how highly capable AI systems are governed and who reaps their economic benefits.

From BBC ● May 19, 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

And when the technicalities of A.I. detection collide with cancel culture, it does not lead anywhere productive.

From Slate ● Apr. 17, 2026

The only other serious candidate, Luhaga Mpina of ACT-Wazalendo, was disqualified on technicalities.

From Barron's ● Oct. 30, 2025

They hear neighbors complaining about insurance companies denying claims over technicalities or offering payouts that are less than the cost of repair or replacement.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 15, 2025

Talking to him was largely a matter of getting him away from such subjects and entangling him, if possible, in the technicalities of Newspeak, on which he was authoritative and interesting.

From "1984" by George Orwell




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