exception to
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Used to link an exception to the rule or situation it applies to.
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- Guide dogs are the one exception to the store's ban on dogs.
- They represent an exception to the rule.
- Most of his family are sports enthusiasts, but he's the exception to the rule.
- There was an interesting exception to this general pattern.
- With the possible exception to the US policy, most countries agreed.
- She found herself an exception to the company's usual hiring practices.
- This case proves to be an exception to the established principle.
- The new employee was an exception to their age requirement.
- His behavior was a clear exception to the normal standards.
- The museum made an exception to their no-photography rule.