special case
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That has long been seen as a special case, and the IRS hasn’t attempted to use the “fundamental public policy” argument to constrain what tax-exempt groups can do.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 14, 2026
Chelsea sacked three managers swiftly after the same success as Slot – but then owner Roman Abramovich's unique demands made them a special case.
From BBC ● May 30, 2026
"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
Ever since the first grade, she had forced her teachers to make a special case of her.
From "The Great Gilly Hopkins" by Katherine Paterson
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