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Definitions

special case

NOUN
diplomatic immunity
Synonyms
WEAK
congressional immunity indemnity legislative immunity nonprosecution privilege special privilege
NOUN
grandfather clause
Synonyms
WEAK
grandfathering special privilege

Example Sentences

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"But this turned into a special case that required focused efforts and expertise of several different individuals. This was a complex mystery that required morphological, genetic, deep-sea and bioinformatics expertise to solve."

From Science Daily • Apr. 27, 2026

SpaceX is proving to be a special case, though, with a top-10 U.S. stock market valuation right out of the gate.

From Barron's • Mar. 23, 2026

GLP-1s are a special case: Patients are willing to pay cash and bypass insurance altogether.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 14, 2026

Gas taxes, which the initiative promoters also target, are a special case.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 14, 2024

Outside of Madge and Oma’s apartment building, I carefully take the earbuds out and put them into their special case in my other pocket.

From "Muffled" by Jennifer Gennari