technicalities

noun

plural of technicality
as in minutiae

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  1. particulars
  2. specifics
Noun
  • The particulars of what’s happened to the group are less important, however, than capturing how the world looks to them on the other side of their seventies.
    — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 15 Aug. 2026
  • The memo directs the Justice and Homeland Security departments to deliver the particulars in the next 60 days.
    — Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of particulars
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  • The company declined to comment on the specifics of the contract and procurement process but followed all state rules, spokesperson Erika Callahan said in a statement.
    — Bob Herman, STAT, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Guthrie is more than a month late on a report detailing the specifics of how that money was used.
    — Michael Van Sickler, Miami Herald, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of specifics
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