exception
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This new order seeks to expand the number of people who fall under the foreign diplomat exception.
From Slate ● Aug. 11, 2026
B'Tselem described the decision to indict Levy as the "exception that proves the rule".
From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026
“We actually only do 10 minutes of direct instruction per subject per day,” she says, with lectures for upperclassmen being an exception.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026
Have a nostalgic night out: Many restaurants are struggling these days—with one red-hot, surprising exception.
From Slate ● Aug. 5, 2026
The only exception is for those jobs for which state or local laws expressly bar people with certain specific convictions from employment.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
There have been exceptions, but many of the biggest names arrived after their peak.
From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2026
With few exceptions, it is a crime in California to record a conversation without the consent of all parties involved.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 7, 2026
The source, who spoke on condition of anonymity as he was not authorised to speak publicly on the matter, said there would be "no exceptions for certain weapons or certain people".
From Barron's ● Jul. 31, 2026
You are correct that most forms of insurance can be declined, with some exceptions — homeowners insurance is typically required by a mortgage lender.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 23, 2026
But she would be the only one, the rarest of exceptions.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
Vocabulary lists containing exception
Power Prefix: ex-
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"The Scholarship Jacket" by Marta Salinas
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