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technicality

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


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That’s enough to overlook the technicality that she isn’t a grandma—yet.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 11, 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

Had the staff member gone days earlier, as Eckert had originally asked, they would have escaped sanction on a technicality.

From BBC • Jun. 3, 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

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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