as in problem
informal
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
For starters, the funny business with the #Democrat hashtag was almost certainly a technical glitch (as Meta told reporters).
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Kaitlyn Tiffany, The Atlantic, 28 Jan. 2025
The incident is just the latest in a string of disturbing glitches, close calls and catastrophes.
—Boston Herald Editorial Staff, Boston Herald, 3 Feb. 2025
In posting his lowest career walk rate last season, Cease may have fixed the lone major glitch in his game.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Jan. 2025
Last year, a crisis in federal college financial aid disproportionately impacted them, after glitches with a new version of the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, or FAFSA, failed to accommodate parents and students without Social Security numbers (a problem that has since been addressed).
—Zachary Schermele, USA TODAY, 31 Jan. 2025
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This has presented the astronomy community with a problem.—
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There is almost universal agreement on a diagnosis of the party’s problem with the working class.—
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Take care of your mental health While juggling all the practical issues related to a surprise firing, make sure to practice some self-care, experts say.—
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Very, According to Focus Group Elon Musk's DOGE Sued by 14 States Musk responded that his issue is with the number of people who are allegedly a part of Social Security and not alive.—
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Pain in his back and neck and trouble with posture can be traced to years of drumming, Nic said, revealing his father had undergone a major neck surgery.—
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All four of those projects ran into trouble because they were planned on land reserved for single-family homes.—
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“Glitch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/glitch. Accessed 27 Feb. 2025.
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