exceptional
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Alessandro Sette, the 50-year-old head of the operations room which handles incoming requests from the Italian Civil Protection agency, agreed it has been "an exceptional summer".
From Barron's ● Oct. 1, 2026
The state Department of Public Health would be permitted to temporarily waive a clinic’s spending requirements in exceptional circumstances.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
“Fei-Fei and the World Labs team bring exceptional research leadership and model expertise,” AMD Chief Executive Lisa Su said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026
"What should have been normal has become exceptional," says retired civil servant Kamal Kant Jaswal.
From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026
Also of exceptional general interest was a series of tricks whereby Dad could multiply large numbers in his head, without using pencil and paper.
From "Cheaper by the Dozen" by Frank B. Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey
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