as in problem
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an unexpected and usually minor obstacle or difficulty
Glitches in the speaker's schedule caused some delays.
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Recent Examples of glitch
That could be an ominous sign for the market, and for the funds themselves as glitches emerge.
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Jesse Pound, CNBC, 4 Dec. 2024
This was a strategy to avoid last year’s chaotic FAFSA rollout, which was marked by major technical glitches and processing delays as the Education Department struggled to implement the simplified 2024-25 FAFSA form.
—Nerdwallet, The Mercury News, 26 Nov. 2024
Newsweek reached out to the Los Angeles County Superior Court regarding the technical glitch on Monday.
—Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 25 Nov. 2024
Over the course of the scene, there are VERY SUBTLE digital effects in the rear projection of the city that may at first seem like technical glitches, but will take on something of a more uncanny feel by the end.
—Ayad Akhtar, The Atlantic, 4 Dec. 2024
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Jesse Pound, CNBC, 4 Dec. 2024
This was a strategy to avoid last year’s chaotic FAFSA rollout, which was marked by major technical glitches and processing delays as the Education Department struggled to implement the simplified 2024-25 FAFSA form.
—Nerdwallet, The Mercury News, 26 Nov. 2024
Newsweek reached out to the Los Angeles County Superior Court regarding the technical glitch on Monday.
—Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 25 Nov. 2024
Over the course of the scene, there are VERY SUBTLE digital effects in the rear projection of the city that may at first seem like technical glitches, but will take on something of a more uncanny feel by the end.
—Ayad Akhtar, The Atlantic, 4 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for glitch
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The impasse came down, once again, to who would bear the costs of curtailing the problem.Zoë Schlanger, The Atlantic, 13 Dec. 2024
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In pictures: Hurricane Helene unleashes its fury 1 of 69 There are also models in development combining machine learning with real-world physics — known as hybrid models — that could be the solution to some of these problems.Mary Gilbert, CNN, 13 Dec. 2024
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One of the most significant issues plaguing the life insurance industry is the lack of transparency.Tyler Shepherd, USA TODAY, 14 Dec. 2024
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This observation touches on a critical issue in human-AI interaction.Charles Towers-Clark, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
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The symptoms of inattention, hyperactivity and impulsivity mean people with ADHD may have trouble staying organized, concentrating, managing time or controlling impulses, which can affect all areas of life.Kristen Rogers, CNN, 17 Dec. 2024
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The more scientific term for this phenomenon is venous stasis—this condition occurs when the veins have trouble moving blood back to the heart, straining the cardiovascular system, Mustali Dohadwala, MD, a cardiologist in private practice at Heartsafe Boston, told Health.Elizabeth Yuko, Health, 17 Dec. 2024
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“Glitch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/glitch. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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