glaring exception

Frequency: 4.52.8 per million words

A person or thing that is excluded from a general statement or rule in a very obvious way.

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  • The rule applies to all employees, with one glaring exception: the CEO.
  • The data fit the model well, but the outlier on day 12 was a glaring exception.
  • Her spotless record had a glaring exception that the committee could not ignore.
  • In an otherwise fair game, the referee's call in the 78th minute was a glaring exception.
  • Our policy is consistent across regions; the new branch is a glaring exception.
  • The textbook is accurate throughout; page 213 contains a glaring exception.
  • He has followed his diet all month, and last night's dessert was the glaring exception.
  • If there is a glaring exception to the trend, we should address it explicitly.
  • By next quarter, we cannot allow any glaring exception to undermine the standard.
  • Historically, the treaty protected most rights, with a glaring exception that affected minorities.