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exception

[ik-sep-shuhn] / ɪkˈsɛp ʃən /




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There is one major exception: France’s TotalEnergies TTE -0.01%decrease; red down pointing triangle .

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

However, with strong earnings providing fundamental support, those swoons are likely to be the exception rather than the norm.

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

One small group of stocks is an exception: companies for which Wall Street’s consensus recommendation is negative.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 3, 2026

The exception is the rare celebrity chef with a built-in or enduring audience, such as Gordon Ramsay.

From Salon • Jun. 3, 2026

But mostly they took exception to his Copernicanism.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton




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