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special case



NOUN
grandfather clause
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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

Yet the persecution of Pastor Jin and others must not be seen as a special case.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 20, 2025

Gas taxes, which the initiative promoters also target, are a special case.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 14, 2024

But “The Daily Show” is a special case because of how Stewart sculpted it to be not merely a satirical sorta newscast.

From Salon • Feb. 4, 2024

Having made a special case of Ernest Lawrence in one of his first official acts as Berkeley’s president, Sproul was not about to skimp on his new star’s research budget.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik