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exception

[ik-sep-shuhn] / ɪkˈsɛp ʃən /




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Mr Bukele has repeatedly defended the State of Exception and the Cecot for changing the face of security in El Salvador.

From BBC • Aug. 25, 2024

According to the Federal Register, the PSA issued a Jan. 11 public notice of its intent to create the “Employee Religious Exception Request Information System.”

From Washington Times • Jan. 25, 2022

However: Exception: Stars purchased on Nintendo Switch™ will only be usable on that system.

From The Verge • Nov. 9, 2021

Ms. Lowrie had to call the U.S. embassy in Britain and beg for a National Interest Exception for her husband.

From New York Times • Sep. 17, 2021

Exception 1.—When the final e is preceded by a vowel, it is sometimes omitted; as, due + ly = duly; true + ly = truly; whole + ly = wholly.

From New Word-Analysis by William Swinton




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