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Recent Examples of exception During these exceptions drivers must yield the right-of-way to any cyclists. Anna Kleiber, jsonline.com, 13 Oct. 2025 However, there are a few exceptions. Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025 One exception is an article that appeared in the Australian magazine Inside Story in 2023. Eren Orbey, New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2025 The law also prevents the hunting of marine mammals, including polar bears, with exceptions for Indigenous groups. Jason Ma, Fortune, 12 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for exception
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Noun
  • Meanwhile, Hogsett promoted Andrews to director of DMD over the objections of the city's HR director.
    Tony Cook, IndyStar, 13 Oct. 2025
  • Attorneys for Lyle and the family filed a formal objection to the further release of audio, but the parole board denied the request, explaining the recordings were public records.
    Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN Money, 12 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The potassium anomaly The scientists looked at very old and deep rocks.
    Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Human rights in Russia will suffer if the surveillance of dissident activity ramps up, and those seeking alternative means of communicating will stand out even more as regime-threatening anomalies.
    Justin Sherman, The Atlantic, 11 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The report was released as the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau received record high numbers of complaints about auto loans.
    Michael Wayland, CNBC, 13 Oct. 2025
  • The complaint cites just three examples of transgender athletes on girls’ teams in Maine, including the pole-vaulter.
    Emma Green, New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • With these awards, BAFTA also reasserts its interest in awarding video games and their creators, still a rarity in the usual awards space.
    Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 11 Oct. 2025
  • Uniacke, who has two shops on Pimlico Road, is a rarity in the design world.
    Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 11 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Redford also answered some questions in a phone interview Thursday.
    Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 13 Oct. 2025
  • Fans responded to the question with a massive roar as Mumford pumped his fist in the air.
    Piet Levy, jsonline.com, 12 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • So when looking at the heart with a sonogram, a doctor can determine if the heart has the typical blockage that is associated with a heart attack or not, and if the abnormality will return to normal.
    Audrey Noble, Vogue, 8 Oct. 2025
  • Their first round of genetic testing found no abnormalities, which gave them hope that things would ultimately be okay.
    Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE, 7 Oct. 2025

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“Exception.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exception. Accessed 17 Oct. 2025.

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