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waivers

noun

plural of waiver

as in exemptions

a document containing a declaration of an intentional giving up of a right, claim, or privilege before the hospital will treat you, you have to sign a waiver in which you give up your right to sue

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Recent Examples of waivers Plaintiffs argued the administration had overstepped its congressional authority by issuing sweeping waivers to bypass environmental and other regulations. — Rebecca Santana, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2026 And in a surprise, running back Jaylen Wright was listed as questionable with a foot injury, a move that might have contributed to Miami claiming running back Kayton Allen off waivers from Washington on Friday. — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 9 Oct. 2026 Korchinski no longer is exempt from waivers, so the Hawks needed to keep him on the roster to avoid another team potentially claiming him. — Kalen Lumpkins, Chicago Tribune, 8 Oct. 2026 According to the lawsuit, Zabran and her friends were never asked to sign waivers before hopping on. — Sean Joseph Outkick, FOXNews.com, 5 Oct. 2026 When Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered the mobilization of 300,000 men seven months later, IT workers were granted full-on waivers. — Seva Gunitsky, Foreign Affairs, 1 Oct. 2026 Ryan Nembhard has cleared waivers and agreed a two-way contract with the Nuggets, a league source told The Denver Post on Wednesday, and the resulting roster casualty will be a CU fan favorite. — Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 30 Sep. 2026 As with the arena fee waivers, some of the amount includes fees the city would forgo, Kniestedt said, while some would involve transferring money from its general fund to other city accounts. — Camryn Dadey, Sacbee.com, 28 Sep. 2026 Many airlines issue travel waivers during storms or weather advisories, allowing passengers to rebook their flights without any extra fees if it could be impacted or if it gets delayed or canceled. — Ayesha Ali, ABC News, 26 Sep. 2026

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releases

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Although Wonder is an incremental development rather than a major catalyst on its own, we're encouraged by Meta's steady pace of AI releases following Muse Spark in April.

— Kevin Stankiewicz,Alexa LoMonaco, CNBC, 13 Oct. 2026
Ellison has long extolled his love of movies and appeared at the CinemaCon movie theater owners convention earlier this year to reiterate his commitment to theatrical releases.

— Samantha Masunaga, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2026

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