exception
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Tech stocks rebounded yesterday from Friday’s big selloff with one notable exception: a tech giant highlighting its enhanced AI capabilities.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026
He introduced bills for a clearer medical exception and protection for doctors who intervened in cases where a fatal fetal anomaly risked the mother’s health.
From Salon • Jun. 8, 2026
"In the last 25 years, we have been governed by anti‑Fujimori governments," she said, making a single exception for Alan Garcia.
From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026
One small group of stocks is an exception: companies for which Wall Street’s consensus recommendation is negative.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 3, 2026
Most of his wardrobe, with the exception of a few favorite T-shirts, was secondhand.
From "The First State of Being" by Erin Entrada Kelly
Vocabulary lists containing exception
Power Prefix: ex-
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Because of Winn-Dixie
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"The Scholarship Jacket" by Marta Salinas
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