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• s  far beyond what is usual in magnitude or degree
  an exceptional memory
• s  surpassing what is common or usual or expected
  exceptional kindness
• s  deviating widely from a norm of physical or mental ability; used especially of children below normal in intelligence
  special educational provisions for exceptional children

• If western Europe is "exceptional" today, it is exceptional in its high and stubborn structural unemployment, and in the narrow vision of its central bankers.
• Here we honor sites with exceptional style and smarts, sites that offer new and improved ways to access and share content, generate our own and otherwise enrich the online (and off .
• And Yankee's rapid-fire rapping, boyish good looks and exceptional work ethic have helped turn what is basically club music into an international phenomenon.

• exceeding
• olympian
• prodigious
• surpassing
• especial
• particular
• special

News & Articles

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• Lockdown and Exceptional Search at Grande Cache Institution
  GRANDE CACHE, ALBERTA--(Marketwired - June 21, 2013) - At approximately 16:15 hours on June 20, 2013, Grande Cache Institution was placed on lockdown in order to facilitate an exceptional search of the institution. The search is a result of the discovery of unauthorized items in the institution.
  June 21, 2013 - Marketwire
• ESM: In Exceptional Cases, Can Suspend Member States Contribution to Direct Bank Recap
  ESM: In Exceptional Cases, Can Suspend Member States Contribution to Direct Bank Recap
  June 20, 2013 - Nasdaq
• ESM: In Exceptional Cases, Can Suspend Contribution
  ESM: In Exceptional Cases, Can Suspend Contribution
  June 20, 2013 - Nasdaq

Quotes

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• Michael Alfred in The Associated Press
  The amount of the BP stock in those plans is not exceptional,Alfred said. "There are many more plans that have more company stock."
• Ben Bernanke in International Herald Tribune
  Given the exceptional pressures on the global economy and financial system, the damage caused by a default by Bear Stearns could have been severe and extremely difficult to contain,Bernanke told the Senate Banking Committee.
• Mark Thompson in Reuters UK
  A 12-week suspension is an exceptional step, but I believe it is a proportionate response to Jonathan's role in this unhappy affair,Thompson said in a statement.