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Exceptions will be made for every Panama match.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

Exceptions with the most flexible rules include New York and Connecticut; because insurers must take all comers, policies in these states are more expensive.

From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026

Exceptions include distributions for large healthcare expenses, for hardship caused by permanent and total disability and for periodic payments over a lifetime.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 10, 2026

Exceptions would be made for videos from all police shootings, as well as any potential evidence in a court case or internal investigation.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 29, 2026

“Of course I am. So what’s your plan? You’ll stay and help us fight, obviously, but where will you sleep? Not with me, my room’s a single. Exceptions rarely made.”

From "Hollow City" by Ransom Riggs