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exempt

[ig-zempt] / ɪgˈzɛmpt /




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The proposition would exempt Pacific Palisades homeowners from paying the tax, regardless of whether they lived at the property or not.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2026

If the companies building and selling AI have to rethink their revenue, structure and workforce, no one else is exempt.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026

“Valuations have re-rated to imply that AI stocks are exempt from normal competitive market dynamics and basic corporate finance principles,” he said.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 27, 2026

Davey has been very successful in profiting from housing vulnerable people in recent years, operating in both the supported exempt and temporary accommodation sectors.

From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026

From the minute he walks in, I am protected, exempt.

From "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett

While Michigan exempts traditional news coverage from campaign regulation, imagine a reporting startup that has a scoop on a local candidate’s bad behavior.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

Within AGOA, Washington exempts South African cars from customs duties.

From Barron's ● Oct. 19, 2026

However, industry leaders say any form of tax rise that hits UK banks and exempts foreign banks' operations in the UK would be hard to square with the government's push to back British business.

From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026

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

This ceremony exempts the succeeding generation from the troublesome gift.

From Curiosities of Medical Experience by J. G. (John Gideon) Millingen

Newsom had a solution: A budget bill that exempted correctional facility closures from the environmental review process.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 13, 2026

Previous rounds of U.S. tariffs on Canadian goods have exempted goods compliant with the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement, but the new ones don’t.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 30, 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

Children can still be exempted and attend school in California if they have a medical reason.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 15, 2026

I was in intensive care in the hospital and I think the patients were exempted, as the complications of removing us for a practice drill outweighed the benefits.

From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins

Barely half of borrowers made even a single payment last year, mostly because their earnings fell below the repayment threshold, exempting them from repaying at all.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026

Over the weekend, the Ministry of Justice said that exempting more prisoners from early release risked "prisons reaching capacity and collapsing".

From BBC ● Aug. 11, 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

There were also reports that Portugal and Italy were considering exempting British nationals from EES checks at their airports but the European Commission claimed there were no such plans in place.

From BBC ● Jun. 23, 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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