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technicality

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


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He’s trying to get her papers, and there was a technicality in there—she had crossed over and not said it and is getting deported.

From Slate ● Sep. 28, 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

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

She added its conclusion on a technicality "leaves a lot of questions and debates unresolved," such as how highly capable AI systems are governed and who reaps their economic benefits.

From BBC ● May 19, 2026

This is the dumbest technicality I’ve ever heard.

From "Warcross" by Marie Lu

But the charges were often based on technicalities, such as failing to publicly disclose how much they were paid to endorse the new coins.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 23, 2026

And when the technicalities of A.I. detection collide with cancel culture, it does not lead anywhere productive.

From Slate ● Apr. 17, 2026

Those credits cost banks less but come with technicalities that suck up consumers’ time.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2025

I always knew that this was what I wanted to do, but I didn’t know the technicalities of it.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2025

Technically, I’m not doing anything wrong, not yet, but if the police stop me—well, let’s just say they have an uncanny ability to make technicalities disappear.

From "Internment" by Samira Ahmed




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