technicality
Example Sentences
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The way he saw it, the Swedes were trying to win by technicality instead of skill on the ice.
“A technicality. It pertains to both of us. Look inside.”
From Literature
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But he says he wouldn’t be surprised to see that some people will accept the assumption that Betty Boop enters the public domain next year without delving into the legal technicalities.
From Los Angeles Times
I grew up just outside Chicago, though “grew up” feels like a technicality.
From Salon
“It is not just a technicality. It is a foundational obstacle,” she said.
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