: 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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Now, amid increasingly bold Houthi attacks on Israel itself, the government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has promised to open a new front against the Yemeni group, which experts say has received weapons, funding and military know-how from Iran.
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Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 1 Jan. 2025
While many artists can easily build a brand and fandom on social media, and then release music across streaming platforms without a major record label deal, managing and sustaining an entire career takes more know-how.
—Andrea Zarczynski, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
Export controls and investment restrictions are designed to cut off the flow of goods, capital, and technological know-how from Beijing.
—Reva Goujon, Foreign Affairs, 27 Dec. 2024
Here’s how Armed with better know-how, projects nowadays have hooks meant to appeal to a broader audience.
—Gieson Cacho, The Mercury News, 27 Dec. 2024
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Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 1 Jan. 2025
While many artists can easily build a brand and fandom on social media, and then release music across streaming platforms without a major record label deal, managing and sustaining an entire career takes more know-how.
—Andrea Zarczynski, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
Export controls and investment restrictions are designed to cut off the flow of goods, capital, and technological know-how from Beijing.
—Reva Goujon, Foreign Affairs, 27 Dec. 2024
Here’s how Armed with better know-how, projects nowadays have hooks meant to appeal to a broader audience.
—Gieson Cacho, The Mercury News, 27 Dec. 2024
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“Know-how.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/know-how. Accessed 7 Jan. 2025.
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