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Numerous qualifying food imports — including coffee, tea, cocoa, spices, bananas, oranges, tomatoes and beef — are exempt from tariffs.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 6, 2026

No one is exempt from consumer tech’s sway.

From Salon ● Nov. 5, 2026

At Tuesday’s oral argument, the liberal justices were very concerned about the consequences of creating a special rule that allows religious groups to be broadly exempt from antidiscrimination laws.

From Slate ● Nov. 4, 2026

They are not reasons to exempt its sports wagering business from the rules governing competitors offering the same underlying wager.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2026

And Ruth May was exempt from hope chest, but was allowed to lie in a hammock with us and make cat’s cradles out of yarn if she promised not to run off and break something.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver

Voters also approved a measure that exempts Palisades fire victims from paying the so-called mansion tax if they sell their properties within five years of the disaster.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 12, 2026

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 aggravated assault statute under which she was charged exempts situations in which displaying a firearm is “reasonably necessary” for self-defense.

From Slate ● Jun. 4, 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 seems to be supposed by some that there is a peculiar sacredness in a vessel, which exempts it from all control in the ports of other nations.

From The Oregon Territory Its History and Discovery by Travers Twiss

The final rule applies to only four manufacturers after health officials exempted rare disease drugs and companies that cut pricing deals.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

Newsom had a solution: A budget bill that exempted correctional facility closures from the environmental review process.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 13, 2026

Among the key revisions, independent filmmakers would be exempted from the $5 million state corporate tax credit cap that was approved earlier this year as part of Gov. Gavin Newsom’s state budget.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 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

Although he was exempted from the rules against rudeness, he was aware that this was a rude question.

From "The Giver" by Lois Lowry

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

There have also been discussions about exempting elements of social media deemed less harmful.

From BBC ● Jun. 8, 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