exempt
Example Sentences
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And they want the law changed so that large Sikh ceremonial knives are not exempt from the rules on carrying weapons.
From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026
For salaried workers who already exceed 40 hours a week but were declared exempt from overtime receipt, employers could agree to stop asking for overtime exemptions in exchange for lower base pay.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 4, 2026
Must a transportation worker like Brock himself cross state borders or directly interact with a vehicle that crosses state lines to be “engaged in interstate commerce” and thus exempt from arbitration?
From Slate • Jun. 3, 2026
“It seems contradictory to declare criminal responsibility and, at the same time, exempt him from punishment,” Núñez said.
From Los Angeles Times • May 26, 2026
That request had peeved Dad, who claimed that we Oregonians suffer eight months of rain a year and should be exempt from ever worrying about water conservation.
From "If I Stay" by Gayle Forman
Vocabulary lists containing exempt
Power Prefix: ex-
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Declaration of the Rights of Woman (1791)
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