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exception

[ik-sep-shuhn] / ɪkˈsɛp ʃən /




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There is almost no advertising, with an occasional exception like Apple putting a banner atop the page to get you to tune in to Apple TV for something.

From Slate • Jun. 10, 2026

There is one major exception: France’s TotalEnergies TTE -0.01%decrease; red down pointing triangle .

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

Gold’s counterintuitive performance since the Iran war began is therefore not an exception but entirely consistent with the historical record.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 8, 2026

He introduced bills for a clearer medical exception and protection for doctors who intervened in cases where a fatal fetal anomaly risked the mother’s health.

From Salon • Jun. 8, 2026

Even when they were young, I had to admit that screechers were odd-looking animals, and this one was no exception.

From "Willodeen" by Katherine Applegate




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