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Frick-Wright: So despite coming in just a technicality away from the podium, Evan still broke his personal record in that race.
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Outside Online, 17 July 2024
This nuanced technicality sets the stage for a states-rights approach to legalization in a similar fashion that sports betting was legalized across America.
—Will Yakowicz, Forbes, 22 Sep. 2024
There were calls for a review, but the UK’s attorney general appears to have ruled this out on a technicality relating to the court’s status.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 20 Sep. 2024
On Monday, a separate lawsuit arguing Fulton County election board members have the discretion to refuse to certify election results was dismissed on a technicality, though McBurney, who is also handling that case, said the plaintiff, Fulton County election board member Julie Adams, could refile.
—Kaelan Deese, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 11 Sep. 2024
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Outside Online, 17 July 2024
This nuanced technicality sets the stage for a states-rights approach to legalization in a similar fashion that sports betting was legalized across America.
—Will Yakowicz, Forbes, 22 Sep. 2024
There were calls for a review, but the UK’s attorney general appears to have ruled this out on a technicality relating to the court’s status.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 20 Sep. 2024
On Monday, a separate lawsuit arguing Fulton County election board members have the discretion to refuse to certify election results was dismissed on a technicality, though McBurney, who is also handling that case, said the plaintiff, Fulton County election board member Julie Adams, could refile.
—Kaelan Deese, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 11 Sep. 2024
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“Technicality.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/technicality. Accessed 17 Nov. 2024.
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