: knowledge of how to do something smoothly and efficiently : expertise
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you'll gain some practical know-how in this auto mechanics class
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Under her tenure, the watchmaker has encouraged the intersection with artistic practices; stepped up its effort to develop know-how and education, and made inroads with transmission with the extension of its warranty to eight years and the 2023 launch of its vintage The Collectibles watch offer.
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Lily Templeton, WWD, 2 July 2024
The lawsuit lays out publicly available evidence of Iran, Syria and North Korea’s alleged history of support for Hamas: training, weapons and financial support from Iran; training and financing from Syria; and weapons and tunnel-digging know-how from North Korea.
—Jeremy Diamond, CNN, 1 July 2024
Further, workshops and lectures are regularly held at Pigment Tokyo for children and companies utilizing their know-how on multicolor techniques and materials.
—The Editors Of Artnews, ARTnews.com, 28 June 2024
There are also labor shortages where some countries are struggling to find the people with the know-how and the skill to return to those production lines.
—Washington Post Live, Washington Post, 27 June 2024
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Lily Templeton, WWD, 2 July 2024
The lawsuit lays out publicly available evidence of Iran, Syria and North Korea’s alleged history of support for Hamas: training, weapons and financial support from Iran; training and financing from Syria; and weapons and tunnel-digging know-how from North Korea.
—Jeremy Diamond, CNN, 1 July 2024
Further, workshops and lectures are regularly held at Pigment Tokyo for children and companies utilizing their know-how on multicolor techniques and materials.
—The Editors Of Artnews, ARTnews.com, 28 June 2024
There are also labor shortages where some countries are struggling to find the people with the know-how and the skill to return to those production lines.
—Washington Post Live, Washington Post, 27 June 2024
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“Know-how.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/know-how. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.
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