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exception

[ik-sep-shuhn] / ɪkˈsɛp ʃən /




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“They will need some exception handling when they get things wrong,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times • May 31, 2026

On nearly every weighty promise, with the exception of those beer prices, Arte Moreno has failed.

From Los Angeles Times • May 31, 2026

BP doesn’t own a private jet, and company policy is to fly commercially, with private flights an exception, according to a person familiar with travel practices.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

All of the chips mentioned above, with one exception, have something in common: They are made by Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing.

From Barron's • May 29, 2026

With that one bloody exception, we have been living with it successfully for over two hundred years.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis




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