technicality
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The classification may sound like a technicality, but it matters because hundreds of exchange-traded funds and mutual funds base their allocations on the indexes’ classifications.
From Barron's • May 22, 2026
Some residents claim East Lothian Council ignored a petition with 7,000 signatures on a "technicality," while an initial consultation attracted hundreds of objections.
From BBC • Mar. 1, 2026
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
Ms. Dale doesn’t care to hear Axel’s reasons for not writing the report based on this technicality.
From "A Bird Will Soar" by Alison Green Myers
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