with the exception of
idiom
: not including (someone or something)
It's all here, with the exception of the sweater.
With the (notable) exception of the bland soup, the food was very good.
Everyone should be there, with the (possible) exception of my brother.
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In the period 1960 to 2016 (with the exception of the Vietnam War) the US budget deficit has always followed the tempo of the business cycle (as proxied by unemployment).
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Mike O'Sullivan, Forbes, 11 Jan. 2025
Well, maybe with the exception of Lilly because of the diet drugs.
—Andy Mills, Quartz, 8 Jan. 2025
The Carters lived nearly all their lives in Plains, with the exception of his Naval service, four years in the Governor's Mansion and four years in the White House.
—Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 5 Jan. 2025
The Carters built the one-story house, now surrounded by Secret Service fencing, before his first state Senate campaign in 1962 and lived out their lives there with the exception of four years in the Governor’s Mansion and four more in the White House.
—Bill Barrow, Los Angeles Times, 4 Jan. 2025
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Mike O'Sullivan, Forbes, 11 Jan. 2025
Well, maybe with the exception of Lilly because of the diet drugs.
—Andy Mills, Quartz, 8 Jan. 2025
The Carters lived nearly all their lives in Plains, with the exception of his Naval service, four years in the Governor's Mansion and four years in the White House.
—Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 5 Jan. 2025
The Carters built the one-story house, now surrounded by Secret Service fencing, before his first state Senate campaign in 1962 and lived out their lives there with the exception of four years in the Governor’s Mansion and four more in the White House.
—Bill Barrow, Los Angeles Times, 4 Jan. 2025
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“With the exception of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/with%20the%20exception%20of. Accessed 17 Jan. 2025.
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