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dispensation

[dis-puhn-sey-shuhn, -pen-] / ˌdɪs pənˈseɪ ʃən, -pɛn- /




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More importantly, Joseph seemed convinced that the FDA had acted arbitrarily and capriciously in lifting the in-person dispensation requirement.

From Slate • Apr. 13, 2026

Indeed, it is not a novel at all, and it has been categorized as such only because of a curious dispensation afforded to the French to affix that label to any book they want.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 28, 2025

So if Putin does fly to Budapest he would need special dispensation if he decided to fly over an EU member state.

From BBC • Oct. 17, 2025

Gomez’s announcement of the assistance program comes after Bishop Alberto Rojas of the Diocese of San Bernardino issued a dispensation allowing parishioners fearful of deportations to stay home rather than attend Mass.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 24, 2025

Papa had said we must wait until I was seventeen, but he consented to giving me those three days of dispensation.

From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez




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