There will be no exceptions to this rule.
I take strong exception to your assessment of his singing ability.
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Although scientists report to have revived a 2,000-year-old date palm seed from an archaeological site in the Middle East, such cases are the exception.—Katarina Zimmer, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 May 2025 The measure would provide funding for implementation and allow exceptions for students with learning challenges or translation needs.—Sarah Taddeo, USA Today, 1 May 2025 Sun Sentinel Bill to end limits on who can sue for medical malpractice stalls in Florida Senate
The Florida Senate appeared on the verge Wednesday of passing a bill to repeal an exception in the state’s medical-malpractice laws.—South Florida Sun Sentinel, Sun Sentinel, 1 May 2025 As a settlement, the NFL worked with Congress to pass the Sports Broadcasting Act (yup, that’s a real thing), which created an exception to the Sherman Act allowing for sports leagues to make TV deals directly with networks on behalf of all of their teams.—Alex Sherman, CNBC, 1 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for exception
especially: a situation to which a rule does not apply
the Supreme Court shall have appellate jurisdiction, both as to law and fact, with such exceptions, and under such regulations as the Congress shall make —U.S. Constitution art. III
2
: an act of excepting
especially: exclusion of a section of real property from a conveyance compare reservation
3
: a usually written objection especially to a judge's ruling
filed an exception raising a question regarding jury instructions
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