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technical issue

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

noun

plural

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


Example Sentences

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HMS Dragon had to be docked shortly after arriving at Cyprus after experiencing what the MoD called a "minor technical issue".

From BBC • May 9, 2026

Katie Proctor, manager of variety entertainment at Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings, said she was particularly impressed by how one performer handled a technical issue gracefully.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026

The NHS said a "technical issue" caused the errors in the report, and it "cannot happen again".

From BBC • Jan. 28, 2026

The restart, initially scheduled for Tuesday, had been pushed back after another technical issue related to the rods' removal was detected last weekend -- a problem that was resolved on Sunday, according to TEPCO.

From Barron's • Jan. 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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