exempt
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Bombardier models remain US certified and the company is currently exempt from US tariffs.
From Barron's ● Sep. 7, 2026
But the state law and a similarly named federal measure exempt private homes and businesses, including gun stores, within that space.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026
Even Pakistan now publicly says that Afghans with Proof of Registration cards are not exempt.
From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2026
Because it would only be triggered when a business is owned by another business, that means directly owned, standard small businesses would be completely exempt.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 27, 2026
From the minute he walks in, I am protected, exempt.
From "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett
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The bill also exempts certain projects from a set of environmental regulations, a step aimed at speeding up the review and construction process.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 23, 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, it said.
From Barron's ● May 21, 2026
The companies have long argued that Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, passed by Congress in 1996, exempts platforms from liability for what third parties post.
From BBC ● Jan. 26, 2026
The 8th Judicial Circuit of Florida only exempts caregivers of children age 6 and under.
From Slate ● Aug. 25, 2025
Our exempts work on the forts; our rangers are few and scattered, and Colonel Harper knows not where to turn for a runner or a rifleman!
From The Little Red Foot by Robert W. (Robert William) Chambers
Previous rounds of U.S. tariffs on Canadian goods have exempted goods compliant with the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement, but the new ones don’t.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 30, 2026
Film industry advocates expected producers would be exempted from the tax credit cap.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026
Additionally, candidates are exempted from including some assets, such as personal residences or vehicles.
From Salon ● Jul. 24, 2026
While the first $910,000 of net gains are exempted from the exit tax, everything beyond this amount is taxed at regular capital-gains rates.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 17, 2026
Although he was exempted from the rules against rudeness, he was aware that this was a rude question.
From "The Giver" by Lois Lowry
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Earlier this month, the Ministry of Justice warned that exempting any more prisoners risked "prisons reaching capacity and collapsing".
From BBC ● Aug. 30, 2026
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
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
It also considered exempting megacap companies from financial viability criteria requiring them to be profitable before being included in S&P indexes.
From Barron's ● Jun. 4, 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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