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Recent Examples of technical
Many of those inmates have been there multiple times, shuffling out and back every three days in order to satisfy a technical requirement for how long they may be held.
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Ryan Gillespie, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 Feb. 2026
Dominated by five massive alpine bowls, more than 85 alpine chutes, and razor-sharp ridges, the terrain here is steep, technical, and exhilarating.
—Brent Rose, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Feb. 2026
Before the war, the IAEA said Iran used advanced centrifuges there to enrich uranium up to 60%, a short, technical step from weapons-grade levels of 90%.
—Jon Gambrell, Los Angeles Times, 31 Jan. 2026
Transportation planning is inherently technical, but public trust is inherently political.
—Ed Gaskin, Boston Herald, 31 Jan. 2026
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Ryan Gillespie, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 Feb. 2026
Dominated by five massive alpine bowls, more than 85 alpine chutes, and razor-sharp ridges, the terrain here is steep, technical, and exhilarating.
—Brent Rose, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Feb. 2026
Before the war, the IAEA said Iran used advanced centrifuges there to enrich uranium up to 60%, a short, technical step from weapons-grade levels of 90%.
—Jon Gambrell, Los Angeles Times, 31 Jan. 2026
Transportation planning is inherently technical, but public trust is inherently political.
—Ed Gaskin, Boston Herald, 31 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for technical
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Gaza’s single specialized cancer hospital shut down early in the war, and Israeli troops blew it up in early 2025.—
Wafaa Shurafa,
Los Angeles Times,
31 Jan. 2026
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This move establishes EnergyX as a domestic supplier of the specialized materials used in next-generation nuclear reactors.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
31 Jan. 2026
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Israel’s Coordinator for Government Activities in the Territories (COGAT), which oversees humanitarian and civil efforts in Gaza, said the crossing will be open to the public starting Monday morning, but only in a limited capacity, allowing roughly 150 people per day to cross.—
Anders Hagstrom,
FOXNews.com,
1 Feb. 2026
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But the few lessons learned from January’s whirlwind, and indeed Trump’s previous entanglements with Iran, suggest his military options ahead in the Gulf are limited, and far from great.—
Nick Paton Walsh,
CNN Money,
31 Jan. 2026
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Dalia Rawson, now the executive director of New Ballet in San Jose, spent decades training and refining her craft as a ballet dancer, and says that after rehearsing for weeks on end with the other members of her company, something special happened.—
Luis Melecio-Zambrano,
Mercury News,
31 Jan. 2026
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Among them are Dale Holness, a former Broward County commissioner who lost a special primary election in 2021 to Cherfilus-McCormick by five votes.—
Anthony Man,
Sun Sentinel,
31 Jan. 2026
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“Technical.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/technical. Accessed 5 Feb. 2026.
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