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used by or intended for experts in a particular field of knowledge
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Recent Examples of technical
Hilton wants to restore California’s competitive edge as a place for productions by creating financial incentives for film productions, cover the initial and technical costs associated with the development of a film or television project and reserve funding for independent and mid-budget projects.
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Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 30 May 2026
Those norms translate into criteria that assess real-world outcomes, rather than prescribing technical processes that will be obsolete within months.
—Shlomit Wagman, Fortune, 30 May 2026
Ultrarunners choose the La Sportiva Prodigio Trail Running Shoes for their easy six-mile trail runs, and alpine hikers trust them when the trails get technical, even in the snow.
—Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 29 May 2026
Iran has 972 pounds of uranium that is enriched up to 60% purity, a short, technical step from weapons-grade levels of 90%, according to the International Atomic Energy Agency.
—Arkansas Online, 25 May 2026
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Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 30 May 2026
Those norms translate into criteria that assess real-world outcomes, rather than prescribing technical processes that will be obsolete within months.
—Shlomit Wagman, Fortune, 30 May 2026
Ultrarunners choose the La Sportiva Prodigio Trail Running Shoes for their easy six-mile trail runs, and alpine hikers trust them when the trails get technical, even in the snow.
—Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 29 May 2026
Iran has 972 pounds of uranium that is enriched up to 60% purity, a short, technical step from weapons-grade levels of 90%, according to the International Atomic Energy Agency.
—Arkansas Online, 25 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for technical
Adjective
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Supporters of the project argue that maintaining that advantage will require continued investment in specialized facilities, which are often too expensive for individual organizations to build on their own.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
31 May 2026
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That reality has shaped the honey badger into one of evolution’s most specialized little predators.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2026
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All of the villagers are understood to have entered the cave in search of gold, part of an informal mining economy that has expanded across parts of Laos in recent years, particularly in remote limestone and river basin regions where formal livelihoods are scarce and enforcement is limited.—
Kocha Olarn,
CNN Money,
30 May 2026
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Yet barriers—insufficient research, limited care access, provider training, limited patient knowledge and skyrocketing costs—persist.—
Rachel Braun Scherl,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2026
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Depending on direct or indirect exposure by private creditors and special purpose vehicles to public banks, this may wipe out investors and trigger a broader recession.—
Rakesh Kumar,
Fortune,
30 May 2026
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Enjoy an afternoon of tie-dying and/or bleach-dying with music, food, drinks and a special beer release.—
Kate Bradshaw,
Mercury News,
30 May 2026
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“Technical.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/technical. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.
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