grandfathering

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Australian producers can also continue to use names including parmesan though feta will be subject to "grandfathering and lengthy phase-out periods" due to strict EU rules on naming rights.

From BBC • Mar. 23, 2026

But some men are forging a new grandfathering path, even without cultural norms to guide them.

From New York Times • Mar. 10, 2023

But the agency has exempted more than 95% of U.S. ethanol plants from the requirement through a grandfathering provision that excused plants built or under construction before the legislation passed.

From Reuters • Sep. 8, 2022

“The university has discontinued non-academic programs in the past without grandfathering participants,” she said.

From Washington Times • May 11, 2019

Those recommendations included grandfathering in mixed-status families that already have HUD subsidies.

From Slate • May 10, 2019