as in immunity
freedom from punishment, harm, or loss
those motorists who think that they can flout the town's parking regulations with exemption
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Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio first issued the freeze on aid operations last Friday, which included limited exemptions.
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Brett Murphy, ProPublica, 31 Jan. 2025
What does this role do: The Commerce Department is responsible for enforcing tariffs on foreign imports and granting any exemptions from those import taxes.
—Alina Selyukh, NPR, 29 Jan. 2025
As vaccine hesitancy spreads, as states allow for religious or philosophical vaccine exemptions, and as vaccine mandates are removed, more unvaccinated children have become susceptible.
—Dr. Eve Meltzer Krief, New York Daily News, 29 Jan. 2025
Notably absent from this exemption list was the Federal Bureau of Prisons, a decision that led to the permanent loss of many positions.
—Walter Pavlo, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
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Brett Murphy, ProPublica, 31 Jan. 2025
What does this role do: The Commerce Department is responsible for enforcing tariffs on foreign imports and granting any exemptions from those import taxes.
—Alina Selyukh, NPR, 29 Jan. 2025
As vaccine hesitancy spreads, as states allow for religious or philosophical vaccine exemptions, and as vaccine mandates are removed, more unvaccinated children have become susceptible.
—Dr. Eve Meltzer Krief, New York Daily News, 29 Jan. 2025
Notably absent from this exemption list was the Federal Bureau of Prisons, a decision that led to the permanent loss of many positions.
—Walter Pavlo, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
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“Exemption.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exemption. Accessed 9 Feb. 2025.
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