know-how

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These ETFs mostly own the companies providing the materials, products and know-how to build, along with the asset owners and operators.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

To acquaintances at auctions, McClain said his edge was keeping death rates low, from know-how handling sick and scared calves.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

She asked whether they could use their technology and know-how to engineer something that could similarly save lives in the event of wildfire flames.

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026

The implication was clear: farming know-how had been imported into the “waterworld” hunter-gatherer communities by women.

From Science Daily • May 30, 2026

Instead of relying solely on old-fashioned cop know-how, he introduced technological solutions like CompStat, a computerized method of addressing crime hot spots.

From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt