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special case

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

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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

But Texas is a special case — and Talarico could prove a singular candidate.

From Salon • Mar. 9, 2026

The weight-loss market is a special case shaped by conditions that don’t exist elsewhere in the drug industry, not least of which is the mass appeal of the product.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 7, 2026

The researchers refer to this unique combination of VR and robotics as "technodelics" for technology-induced altered states of consciousness, used in the present study for the special case of technology-induced hallucinations.

From Science Daily • Mar. 12, 2024

The graphic arts form a special case of their own.

From "History of Art, Volume 1" by H.W. Janson