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detail

[dih-teyl, dee-teyl, dih-teyl, dee-teyl] / dɪˈteɪl, ˈdi teɪl, dɪˈteɪl, ˈdi teɪl /






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I’ve always wondered why I’ve fixated on this detail of Trump’s personal canon.

From Slate • Jun. 11, 2026

However, with his nuanced unraveling of sometimes dauntingly tangled ideas and his always crisp prose he avoids the pitfalls of oversimplification and excessive detail.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

The 52-year-old German is known as one of the game's keenest minds, a coach obsessed with detail and blessed with a special gift for analysis.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

A detail of a Columbian mammoth being restored inside the Fossil Lab.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026

The Soviet agent who’d read the listing had failed to pick up on that important detail.

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin




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