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The Senate parliamentarian eventually blocked that move on a technicality, but Espaillat, García and Correa forced House Democrats to take an unprecedented risk on immigration.
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Rafael Bernal, The Hill, 9 Jan. 2025
Campaigns are making sure every ballot counts Nov. 13, 2024
After the election, both parties launched massive efforts to hunt down every voter whose mail ballot was flagged for a technicality, such as a missing signature or a signature that did not match the voter’s information file.
—Laura J. Nelson, Los Angeles Times, 7 Dec. 2024
But prosecutors said the strict deadlines and technicalities have caused too many cases to be dismissed, putting dangerous criminals back on the streets.
—Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 31 Jan. 2025
However, dermatologists agree that no skincare regime is complete without sun protection, so SPF gets a spot on this list, technicalities be darned.
—Jenny Berg, Allure, 24 Jan. 2025
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Rafael Bernal, The Hill, 9 Jan. 2025
Campaigns are making sure every ballot counts Nov. 13, 2024
After the election, both parties launched massive efforts to hunt down every voter whose mail ballot was flagged for a technicality, such as a missing signature or a signature that did not match the voter’s information file.
—Laura J. Nelson, Los Angeles Times, 7 Dec. 2024
But prosecutors said the strict deadlines and technicalities have caused too many cases to be dismissed, putting dangerous criminals back on the streets.
—Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 31 Jan. 2025
However, dermatologists agree that no skincare regime is complete without sun protection, so SPF gets a spot on this list, technicalities be darned.
—Jenny Berg, Allure, 24 Jan. 2025
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“Technicality.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/technicality. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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