as in immunity
freedom from punishment, harm, or loss those motorists who think that they can flout the town's parking regulations with exemption

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Recent Examples of exemption In the dissent, Justice Melissa Standridge wrote that because the two laws conflict in their approach to handling religious exemptions, the federal law should take precedence. Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 29 Sep. 2025 Because UMass Memorial rejected her religious exemption, the hospital system did not determine if a reasonable accommodation was possible for her, the court noted. Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 29 Sep. 2025 The city is now working with senior state officials for an exemption to the Surplus Land Act. Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Sep. 2025 Baker said his findings and those of other inspectors were undermined by the exemptions from import bans. Debbie Cenziper, ProPublica, 19 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for exemption
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  • Most of us now view COVID-19 as more of a nuisance than a danger, thanks to vaccines and past exposure to the virus—all of which have built up our immunity.
    Alice Park, Time, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Hina and Uli were then first and second, respectively, in the immunity challenge, sending Kele to the first tribal council.
    Christopher Kuhagen, jsonline.com, 1 Oct. 2025
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  • Still, the decisiveness with which Nix delivered the ball, trusting both the protection in front of him and what his eyes were seeing with the defense, was encouraging.
    Nick Kosmider, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
  • By providing a compact, sustainable, and highly effective solution, the researchers are contributing to environmental protection and securing clean water resources for the future.
    Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 1 Oct. 2025

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“Exemption.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exemption. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.

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