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exemption

[ig-zemp-shuhn] / ɪgˈzɛmp ʃən /


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In Atlanta, the company has sought an exemption from a local ban on data centers near transit centers as it tries to build a $500 million center in the city.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 19, 2026

“SB 1392 establishes a carefully limited exemption for cars that are preserved, driven sparingly, and maintained as part of California’s automotive heritage.”

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 17, 2026

But why do AI labs need an antitrust exemption?

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 16, 2026

"There is no council tax exemption that is applied automatically following the death of a resident," a spokesperson said.

From BBC Sep. 7, 2026

Her own father’s perfect exemption from any thought of the kind, the entire deficiency in him of all such sort of penetration or suspicion, was a most comfortable circumstance.

From "Emma" by Jane Austen

Citadel Securities has objected to the SEC using innovation exemptions, arguing the agency should use a notice-and-comment process instead.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 17, 2026

Over the next few years, Jay Leno’s Law will phase in smog check exemptions for collector cars built from model years 1976 through 1985 that are not used as a primary mode of transportation.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 17, 2026

“I don’t think specific exemptions address the massive gray areas that arise in pregnancy,” she said.

From Salon Sep. 13, 2026

There are now believed to be around 15 players who have exemptions to compete in in the DP World Tour.

From BBC Sep. 9, 2026

Suddenly, seven million children-—children who had existed only as phantom exemptions on the previous year’s 1040 forms—vanished, representing about one in ten of all dependent children in the United States.

From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt




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