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exemption

[ig-zemp-shuhn] / ɪgˈzɛmp ʃən /


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They granted the project an exemption from the state environmental review.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2026

The exemption only applies to Florida residents who are permanent and who have applied for what’s called the homestead exemption, and would only count toward non-school taxes.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 13, 2026

There is going to be caution exercised, which is sort of built into the SEC’s innovation exemption.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

The SEC came up with this innovation exemption, which allows just that, and we were one of the first to file notice with the SEC that we intend to launch it.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

The cheerleaders have obtained some sort of special exemption to roam the hall in a pack with pens in hand to seek out autographs of staff and students.

From "Speak" by Laurie Halse Anderson

But said there would be "exemptions for legitimate reasons, including religious, cultural, medical, occupational, weather or personal safety reasons".

From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026

But the immediate impact of the sanctions was softened by a series of exemptions that offer a de facto six-month grace period.

From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026

Those and other states have taken steps to cut tax exemptions for data centers worth billions of dollars.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026

The law includes several exemptions, including for institutional and educational firms.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 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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