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Recent Examples of technicality
Having studied most of the 107 assists credited to goalkeepers in the Premier League, most are essentially long punts upfield that then rely on brilliant work done by the scorer, are the result of defensive mistakes, or are odd quirks that mean the goalkeeper gets the assist on a technicality.
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Nick Miller, The Athletic, 6 Feb. 2025
The critical work of ensuring that those who commit serious crimes are punished ought not fall prey to arbitrary technicalities.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 1 Feb. 2025
This is in part due to filming technicalities, like avoiding specific patterns that may clash on camera.
—Jordana Comiter, People.com, 27 Jan. 2025
The Biden administration has tried to reverse the trend of borrowers being excluded from PSLF on technicalities.
—Annie Nova, CNBC, 14 Jan. 2025
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Nick Miller, The Athletic, 6 Feb. 2025
The critical work of ensuring that those who commit serious crimes are punished ought not fall prey to arbitrary technicalities.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 1 Feb. 2025
This is in part due to filming technicalities, like avoiding specific patterns that may clash on camera.
—Jordana Comiter, People.com, 27 Jan. 2025
The Biden administration has tried to reverse the trend of borrowers being excluded from PSLF on technicalities.
—Annie Nova, CNBC, 14 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for technicality
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“Technicality.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/technicality. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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