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special case

NOUN
diplomatic immunity
Synonyms
WEAK
congressional immunity indemnity legislative immunity nonprosecution privilege special privilege
NOUN
grandfather clause
Synonyms
WEAK
grandfathering special privilege

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"But this turned into a special case that required focused efforts and expertise of several different individuals. This was a complex mystery that required morphological, genetic, deep-sea and bioinformatics expertise to solve."

From Science Daily • Apr. 27, 2026

SpaceX is proving to be a special case, though, with a top-10 U.S. stock market valuation right out of the gate.

From Barron's • Mar. 23, 2026

But Texas is a special case — and Talarico could prove a singular candidate.

From Salon • Mar. 9, 2026

The weight-loss market is a special case shaped by conditions that don’t exist elsewhere in the drug industry, not least of which is the mass appeal of the product.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 7, 2026

What eludes me is the reason for his regression—is it a special case?

From "Flowers for Algernon" by Daniel Keyes