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
The way he saw it, the Swedes were trying to win by technicality instead of skill on the ice.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 15, 2026
I grew up just outside Chicago, though “grew up” feels like a technicality.
From Salon • Dec. 7, 2025
Mr Najim was freed due to a legal technicality, according to sources in Italy's interior ministry.
From BBC • Jul. 18, 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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