exceptional case
Frequency: 7.08.1 per million words
an example that is unusual and does not follow the normal rule
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- While most students pass, his failure was an exceptional case due to severe illness.
- Company policy requires a manager's approval, but we can make an exception for this exceptional case.
- The patient's rapid recovery is considered an exceptional case by the medical team.
- The committee will review the application as an exceptional case because of the unique circumstances.
- Usually, the system flags such errors automatically; this seems to be an exceptional case.
- Is this truly an exceptional case, or is it a sign of a larger problem?
- Historians have studied the sudden collapse of the empire as an exceptional case in the region's history.
- If it were not such an exceptional case, we would have to follow the standard protocol.
- The board has the authority to approve grants in a few exceptional cases each year.
- This is not just a rare situation; it is a truly exceptional case that defies all previous models.