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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 glitches
Some automakers like Tesla regularly push free OTA updates to their vehicles, unlocking free new features, capabilities, and fixing errors and glitches on a routine basis.
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Charles Singh,
USA Today,
1 July 2026
Past attempts to teach people to spot AI faces have focused on training viewers to look for visual glitches or statistical fingerprints left behind by a particular image generator, such as a wonky ear or an eye with two pupils.
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Sam MacDonald,
Scientific American,
29 June 2026
Then later in the day, unexpected changes, high-tech glitches, staff shortages and power outages are likely.
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Georgia Nicols,
Denver Post,
26 June 2026
Most traditional models, in contrast, can’t predict glitches and thereby take longer to run, according to Liu.
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Zinnia Lee,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2026
Interviews with fans and industry experts show that some cases stem from technical glitches in the transfer process, while others could involve sellers who never had tickets to deliver in the first place, though StubHub denies such sales happen on its platform.
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R.j. Rico,
Fortune,
20 June 2026
The high school exam board, CBSE, has faced public outrage over an electronic marking system plagued with technical glitches, during which students said answers were wrongly marked or, in some cases, answer sheets were omitted entirely.
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Mithil Aggarwal,
NBC news,
20 June 2026
Interviews with fans and industry experts show that some cases stem from technical glitches in the transfer process, while others could involve sellers who never had tickets to deliver in the first place, though StubHub denies such sales happen on its platform.
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ABC News,
19 June 2026
Ash is aware there are some glitches in his movie.
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Savannah Walsh,
Vanity Fair,
12 June 2026
Charles Singh,
USA Today,
1 July 2026
Past attempts to teach people to spot AI faces have focused on training viewers to look for visual glitches or statistical fingerprints left behind by a particular image generator, such as a wonky ear or an eye with two pupils.
—
Sam MacDonald,
Scientific American,
29 June 2026
Then later in the day, unexpected changes, high-tech glitches, staff shortages and power outages are likely.
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Georgia Nicols,
Denver Post,
26 June 2026
Most traditional models, in contrast, can’t predict glitches and thereby take longer to run, according to Liu.
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Zinnia Lee,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2026
Interviews with fans and industry experts show that some cases stem from technical glitches in the transfer process, while others could involve sellers who never had tickets to deliver in the first place, though StubHub denies such sales happen on its platform.
—
R.j. Rico,
Fortune,
20 June 2026
The high school exam board, CBSE, has faced public outrage over an electronic marking system plagued with technical glitches, during which students said answers were wrongly marked or, in some cases, answer sheets were omitted entirely.
—
Mithil Aggarwal,
NBC news,
20 June 2026
Interviews with fans and industry experts show that some cases stem from technical glitches in the transfer process, while others could involve sellers who never had tickets to deliver in the first place, though StubHub denies such sales happen on its platform.
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ABC News,
19 June 2026
Ash is aware there are some glitches in his movie.
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Savannah Walsh,
Vanity Fair,
12 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for glitches
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Pyrotechnics set off at home are even more likely to trigger cardiovascular problems, the American Lung Assn.
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Some people have to remove bird feeders during the summer because of problems with bears, raccoons, and other wild animals.
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Gates noted that his average time has been skewed by his recent health issues.
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Jackson Thompson is a sports reporter for Fox News Digital covering critical political and cultural issues in sports, with an investigative lens.
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His character ultimately falls in love with Maggie Sullivan (Morgan Kohan) but Season 4 brought major troubles for the pair after Maggie's ex-husband (Marcus Rosner) shows up and attempts to work his way back into her life.
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Lam, who previously worked at Causeway Bay Books in Hong Kong, moved to Taipei in 2019 over fears of legal troubles and reopened the bookstore under the same name in the Taiwanese capital in 2020.
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“Glitches.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/glitches. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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