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exemption

[ig-zemp-shuhn] / ɪgˈzɛmp ʃən /


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A government source has told the BBC that ministers have now agreed a new amendment, which campaigners say means there will be no exemption for the intelligence services.

From BBC Jul. 12, 2026

Apple eventually won an exemption after committing to invest hundreds of billions of dollars more in the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 11, 2026

“The View” itself has broadcast under this exemption since 2002.

From Salon Jul. 10, 2026

However, there is an exemption for gift and benefits that are "purely personal".

From BBC Jul. 6, 2026

“The magistrate told us that exemption didn’t apply to us.”

From Anya and the Dragon by Sofiya Pasternack

The council said it expected the levy to raise somewhere in the region of £10m per year, depending on discounts and exemptions, with an estimated set-up cost of between £3m and £5m.

From BBC Jul. 17, 2026

Ultimately, the company did not receive any variances or exemptions as a result of its efforts, the spokesperson said.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 10, 2026

The Florida exemptions would be the largest in the U.S., said Jared Walczak, senior fellow at the Tax Foundation, which favors a tax system that is simple and transparent.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 8, 2026

In these cases, “the State is not constitutionally required to grant individualized exemptions to specific athletes or subclasses,” Justice Kavanaugh says.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 30, 2026

Suddenly, seven million children-—children who had existed only as phantom exemptions on the previous year’s 1040 forms—vanished, representing about one in ten of all dependent children in the United States.

From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt




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