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Recent Examples of technicality
The long pause and several other legal technicalities have complicated the attempts of dozens of U.S. companies and property heirs from prevailing in court.
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Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 23 Apr. 2025
What if the 2012 Proposition B pension reform approved by voters hadn’t been overturned on a technicality and abandoned by the City Council?
—U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Mar. 2025
Smollett was convicted on five felony counts of disorderly conduct, but his conviction was overturned last year by the Illinois Supreme Court on a technicality involving his Fifth Amendment rights.
—Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 2 May 2025
That fact might seem like a technicality to some, as Dončić is widely expected to commit to a long-term Lakers future at some point.
—Jovan Buha, New York Times, 2 May 2025
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Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 23 Apr. 2025
What if the 2012 Proposition B pension reform approved by voters hadn’t been overturned on a technicality and abandoned by the City Council?
—U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Mar. 2025
Smollett was convicted on five felony counts of disorderly conduct, but his conviction was overturned last year by the Illinois Supreme Court on a technicality involving his Fifth Amendment rights.
—Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 2 May 2025
That fact might seem like a technicality to some, as Dončić is widely expected to commit to a long-term Lakers future at some point.
—Jovan Buha, New York Times, 2 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for technicality
subtlety
Noun
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Expect flavors like: Red cherries Raspberries Strawberries Sometimes a little earthiness (think mushrooms or damp forest floors in a romantic way, not a scary one) Good Pinot is all about elegance, balance, and subtlety.—
Emily Price,
Forbes.com,
7 June 2025
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There is no room for subtlety in a successful vertical.—
Joshua Hunt,
Vulture,
5 June 2025
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“Technicality.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/technicality. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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