special case

Example Sentences

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Perhaps this is an overreaction to the very special case of SVB.

From BBC

Evgeny Lebedev's application to join the Lords was "a special case", said the committee chair who vets peerages.

From BBC

Still, this is a special case, said Mireille Aalders, a police spokesperson.

From Seattle Times

Huddlestone could also be asked how the government feels about football being used to improve a country's image and if it is prepared to consider making a special case of clubs, barring potential owners with direct links to states, governments and rulers, and risk sacrificing the investment and jobs that have accompanied such acquisitions?

From BBC

Yet even by that standard, the current attempt to blame President Biden — and absolve Vladimir Putin — for the spike in gas prices is a special case.

From Washington Post