Example Sentences

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The outage is not the first time self-driving cars have faced technical difficulties.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

But Iran has largely abandoned the idea of firing missiles from underground launch locations, according to Eveleth, owing to the technical difficulties of reusing silos.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 5, 2026

Setting up the experiments posed major technical difficulties.

From Science Daily • Feb. 8, 2026

Videos captured people murmuring confusedly, presuming technical difficulties, before the truth dawned on the crowd that pyrotechnics would not be forthcoming.

From Salon • Jan. 21, 2026

Like when you’re stuck hanging upside down on a roller coaster and they’re announcing technical difficulties.

From "Sparrow" by Sarah Moon