exceptions
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The party holding the White House has almost invariably lost seats in midterm elections, with just three exceptions in the House since 1934, according to figures compiled by the American Presidency Project.
From Barron's ● Oct. 13, 2026
The prosecutors said limited exceptions to that rule did not apply in Al-Marimi's case.
From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026
There are going to be exceptions to the rule, but oftentimes you see even these candidates leveraging social media and talking policy in a different way.
From Slate ● Oct. 6, 2026
The exceptions are electric-vehicle newcomers like Tesla and Rivian, which have always sold cars directly to consumers at fixed prices.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 20, 2026
There are, of course, exceptions to this rule, such as gold or uranium, elements prized because of arbitrary economic conventions or aesthetic judgments, or because they have remarkable practical applications.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
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