exceptions

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Exceptions include distributions for large healthcare expenses, for hardship caused by permanent and total disability and for periodic payments over a lifetime.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 10, 2026

Exceptions would be made for videos from all police shootings, as well as any potential evidence in a court case or internal investigation.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 29, 2026

Exceptions like these are necessary, as schools obviously can’t be neutral about the value of education, what counts as scholarly expertise or the importance of academic freedom.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 2, 2026

Exceptions were made for gaming, for example, because its primary purpose is not social-media style interaction.

From BBC • Dec. 12, 2025

“Of course I am. So what’s your plan? You’ll stay and help us fight, obviously, but where will you sleep? Not with me, my room’s a single. Exceptions rarely made.”

From "Hollow City" by Ransom Riggs