exempt
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He also expressed concern that smaller AI models, which would have been exempt from the law, could also be dangerous.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026
The Securities and Exchange Commission said it would exempt authorized trading venues from certain rules that have prevented trading in digital tokens that mimic shares of listed companies.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
It said states "cannot choose to use the federal mails to carry out their elections but then insist that their election-related mail is somehow exempt from the Postal Service's rule-making authority, conferred by Congress".
From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026
This is an investment-grade index of bonds paying interest that is exempt from federal income taxes.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 11, 2026
He had gotten a Blauschein, a "blue sheet" or Gestapo-issued permit, added to his identification card, which we hoped would again exempt all of us from deportation.
From "The Boy on the Wooden Box" by Leon Leyson
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However, Illinois exempts retirement-account withdrawals and pension income, so when Earl begins taking required withdrawals from his IRA at 73, they will pay a little more in Arizona.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026
The current version exempts punishment for legal, healthcare and media professionals who provide medical treatment and other services for gay people, or report on LGBTQ+ news.
From BBC ● Jun. 2, 2026
It will also amend a 2024 act so that it exempts all road refrigerant appliances used to transport goods from new leak requirements for HFCs.
From Barron's ● May 21, 2026
Jurado said the current ordinance exempts 19% of rent-controlled buildings, but if the minimum threshold were set at five units instead of 12, it would exempt 36%.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 9, 2025
Roger Bacon, in his severe criticism on the ignorance of Greek displayed by the most eminent scholastic writers, expressly exempts Erigena, and ascribes to him a knowledge of Aristotle in the original.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 7 "Equation" to "Ethics" by Various
The order specifically exempted programs with preferences for U.S. military veterans.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026
The rule previously exempted retailers from paying import duties on packages sent to the U.S. valued at less than $800.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 24, 2026
Additionally, candidates are exempted from including some assets, such as personal residences or vehicles.
From Salon ● Jul. 24, 2026
The grid owner, NIE Networks, is exempted from meeting usual supply standards during periods of severe weather.
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026
From this moment you are exempted from rules governing rudeness.
From "The Giver" by Lois Lowry
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To solve this problem, Bauer-Kahan put an entertainment industry exception in the bill, exempting “printers manufactured for and sold exclusively to entertainment industry stagecraft and propmaking studios” from the software requirement.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 19, 2026
Berlin has earmarked hundreds of billions of euros for rearmament over the coming decade, exempting most defence spending from strict constitutional borrowing limits.
From Barron's ● Jun. 24, 2026
Congress in 2024 passed a law exempting some semiconductor projects from the National Environmental Policy Act’s stringent environmental reviews.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 22, 2026
There have also been discussions about exempting elements of social media deemed less harmful.
From BBC ● Jun. 8, 2026
There’s practically nothing even in the room; it’s mostly open space, exempting the shelves.
From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black
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