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technical issue

American  
[tek-nik-uhl ish-oo] / ˈtɛk nɪk əl ˈɪʃ u /

noun

  • technical issues
    plural
  1. Usually, technical issues. a problem related to unexpectedly malfunctioning equipment; technical difficulty.


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Heathrow said late Tuesday that departures had resumed, after the "technical issue" forced the airport to suspend arrivals.

From Barron's Sep. 9, 2026

A brief apology was then made, with the presenter saying the earlier information had been "incorrect" and that it was due to "a technical issue."

From BBC Aug. 10, 2026

“These irregularities are test taker related and not the result of an internal DMV technical issue, or involvement of artificial intelligence,” a department spokesperson said in a statement Tuesday.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 15, 2026

Turkish blamed a technical issue in its pricing system and refunded my money.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 22, 2026

The quandary deepened in mid-1950, when it became evident that the solution to a vexing technical issue in hydrogen bomb design rested on the collaborative work of Teller and the Polish mathematician Stanislaw Ulam.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik

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