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exemption

[ig-zemp-shuhn] / ɪgˈzɛmp ʃən /


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There is going to be caution exercised, which is sort of built into the SEC’s innovation exemption.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

Florida homeowners who have applied for the homestead exemption can estimate how much they would save under Amendment 3 on this website created by the state.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 8, 2026

On Wednesday, a government report revealed Seoul had secured a UN sanctions exemption to send medical equipment next month to North Korea, which has long suffered poor healthcare infrastructure.

From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026

Wilkinson noted that the program — which was given the exemption in 2002 — has avoided using clips of politicians during its popular “Hot Topics” segment at the top of the program.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026

But without any high-ranking connections, they didn’t have a way to ask for an exemption to the Red Zone executive order.

From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone

But said there would be "exemptions for legitimate reasons, including religious, cultural, medical, occupational, weather or personal safety reasons".

From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026

But the immediate impact of the sanctions was softened by a series of exemptions that offer a de facto six-month grace period.

From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026

The law includes several exemptions, including for institutional and educational firms.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2026

There are, of course, exemptions for people who are pregnant, have disabilities or are caring for young children.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 26, 2026

Suddenly, seven million children-—children who had existed only as phantom exemptions on the previous year’s 1040 forms—vanished, representing about one in ten of all dependent children in the United States.

From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt




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