as in exemption
a document containing a declaration of an intentional giving up of a right, claim, or privilege
before the hospital will treat you, you have to sign a waiver in which you give up your right to sue
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Recent Examples of waiver
Like Cook, Andrews did not receive a waiver to ethics rules that Hogsett strengthened in his first term.
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IndyStar, 13 Oct. 2025
At the end of training camp, the Wild claimed Hunt off waivers when the Blue Jackets tried to send him to AHL Cleveland.
—Aaron Portzline, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
Federal law is specific about the process that RIFs must follow, including a minimum 60 days' notice of their end date, or 30 days if a waiver is granted by the Office of Personnel Management.
—NPR, 10 Oct. 2025
Instead, a request for a reverse waiver hearing was granted, along with a motion to not publish an image of the teenager.
—Erik S. Hanley, jsonline.com, 10 Oct. 2025
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IndyStar, 13 Oct. 2025
At the end of training camp, the Wild claimed Hunt off waivers when the Blue Jackets tried to send him to AHL Cleveland.
—Aaron Portzline, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
Federal law is specific about the process that RIFs must follow, including a minimum 60 days' notice of their end date, or 30 days if a waiver is granted by the Office of Personnel Management.
—NPR, 10 Oct. 2025
Instead, a request for a reverse waiver hearing was granted, along with a motion to not publish an image of the teenager.
—Erik S. Hanley, jsonline.com, 10 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for waiver
Recent Examples of Synonyms for waiver
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Key achievements include ordinances to provide free legal aid for tenants facing eviction and to ease barriers to property tax exemptions.—
Violet Ikonomova,
Freep.com,
15 Oct. 2025
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Assemblymember Damon Connolly, D-San Rafael, and other legislators, want to pass a measure that would narrow the exemption for manufacturing projects.—
Kate Wolffe
October 14,
Sacbee.com,
14 Oct. 2025
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Drones cut response times, company says Law enforcement agencies nationwide have cut response times by an average 71% using the drones and increased identifying and finding suspects by 89%, according to a Flock Safety news release in May.—
Joe Marusak,
Charlotte Observer,
13 Oct. 2025
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The oldest living hostage still held in Gaza, his father, Dani Miran, has become a leading advocate for the hostages' release.—
Itay Stern,
NPR,
13 Oct. 2025
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“Waiver.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/waiver. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.
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