Usually means: Exception confirms general rule's validity.
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  1. the exception proves the rule: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  2. Exception proves the rule: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  3. Exception Proves the Rule: The Word Detective

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