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[ig-zempt] / ɪgˈzɛmpt /




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The guidance also fails to clarify technical questions, such as whether ingredients used in a rare disease drug and in other products are categorically exempt.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026

A narrow provision allows the president to exempt a pollution source when required technology is unavailable and national security requires it.

From Slate ● Sep. 25, 2026

Each team is allowed one player whose salary is exempt from the calculations; however, players who move between top-tier teams can only qualify for such marquee status after two years with their new side.

From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026

Tax-exempt munis issued within New York City pay interest that is exempt from federal, state and city income taxes.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 22, 2026

Was she exempt from marriage because of it, as I presumed myself to be?

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver

The bill also exempts certain projects from a set of environmental regulations, a step aimed at speeding up the review and construction process.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 23, 2026

The aggravated assault statute under which she was charged exempts situations in which displaying a firearm is “reasonably necessary” for self-defense.

From Slate ● Jun. 4, 2026

It will also amend a 2024 act so that it exempts all road refrigerant appliances used to transport goods from new leak requirements for HFCs, it said.

From Barron's ● May 21, 2026

But the law exempts prisoners from petitioning for amnesty if they are accused of such charges as military rebellion or promoting an invasion of Venezuela.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 20, 2026

Thus sitting, and surveying thus at ease The globe and its concerns, I seem advanced To some secure and more than mortal height, That liberates and exempts me from them all.

From The Bridling of Pegasus Prose Papers on Poetry by Alfred Austin

Among the key revisions, independent filmmakers would be exempted from the $5 million state corporate tax credit cap that was approved earlier this year as part of Gov. Gavin Newsom’s state budget.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2026

The rule previously exempted retailers from paying import duties on packages sent to the U.S. valued at less than $800.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 24, 2026

Congress later exempted “bona fide” newscasts, interviews, documentaries and events to ensure the rule wouldn’t suppress political coverage.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026

Additionally, candidates are exempted from including some assets, such as personal residences or vehicles.

From Salon ● Jul. 24, 2026

But Nathan had always been exempted, as an indispensible worker—not for the Lord, but for King Cotton.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver

Earlier this month, the Ministry of Justice warned that exempting any more prisoners risked "prisons reaching capacity and collapsing".

From BBC ● Aug. 30, 2026

The researchers suggested each local groundwater agency identify the smaller farmers, consider exempting those that use minimal water and set fees in a tiered system that allows growers who pump less to pay less.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2026

It also considered exempting megacap companies from financial viability criteria requiring them to be profitable before being included in S&P indexes.

From Barron's ● Jun. 4, 2026

Portugal and Italy do not plan on exempting British nationals from Europe's new fingerprinting and facial scanning checks, the European Commission has confirmed.

From BBC ● May 7, 2026

There’s practically nothing even in the room; it’s mostly open space, exempting the shelves.

From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black




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