exempt
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On the sensitive subject of passenger rights, the EU said airlines may be exempt from paying customers compensation if they can prove a cancelled fight was due to "extraordinary circumstances", like a local fuel shortage.
From Barron's • May 8, 2026
These incidents have highlighted how the Kim family - who are treated almost as god-like figures - are often exempt from rules that apply to the rest of society.
From BBC • May 5, 2026
Directly owned real estate would be exempt because it is already subject to property taxes.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 2, 2026
Small well owners are exempt, along with certain parts of the Tule area.
From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026
This does not mean that Homo sapiens and human culture became exempt from biological laws.
From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari
Vocabulary lists containing exempt
Power Prefix: ex-
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Declaration of the Rights of Woman (1791)
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