technicality
Example Sentences
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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
I grew up just outside Chicago, though “grew up” feels like a technicality.
From Salon • Dec. 7, 2025
In recent weeks, however, the spy case collapsed over a seeming legal technicality.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 16, 2025
“But it’s a technicality when the only hospital you can have a baby at won’t help you.”
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2025
His freedom wouldn't be based on some tricky legal loophole or the exploitation of a technicality.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
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