special case
Example Sentences
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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
Reagan says some companies had been "engaging in unfair trade practices" and going against an agreement with the US - and that this was therefore a "special case".
From BBC • Oct. 24, 2025
“Yes,” I said, “but that was a special case because it was a fortress rather than a mountain, anyway. The Austrians had been fortifying it for years.”
From "A Farewell To Arms" by Ernest Hemingway
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.