exceptionalism
noun
ex·cep·tion·al·ism
ik-ˈsep-sh(ə-)nə-ˌli-zəm 
: the condition of being different from the norm
also
: a theory expounding the exceptionalism especially of a nation or region
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The era of American exceptionalism in the stock market could be over for good.
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Danielle Chemtob, Forbes.com, 28 Apr. 2025
This plan at the Brooklyn Marine Terminal offers us an opportunity to reclaim that exceptionalism.
—Dan Goldman, New York Daily News, 30 Mar. 2025
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Cracks are emerging in the idea of America’s economic exceptionalism
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—Aris Folley, The Hill, 12 Mar. 2025
His sense of American exceptionalism separates the United States from an intrinsically un-American outside world.
—Michael Kimmage, Foreign Affairs, 25 Feb. 2025
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Danielle Chemtob, Forbes.com, 28 Apr. 2025
This plan at the Brooklyn Marine Terminal offers us an opportunity to reclaim that exceptionalism.
—Dan Goldman, New York Daily News, 30 Mar. 2025
Read more What People Think Opinions related to business and economic issues submitted to The Hill:
How DOGE is already changing the spending process in Congress
Cracks are emerging in the idea of America’s economic exceptionalism
You’re all caught up.
—Aris Folley, The Hill, 12 Mar. 2025
His sense of American exceptionalism separates the United States from an intrinsically un-American outside world.
—Michael Kimmage, Foreign Affairs, 25 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for exceptionalism
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“Exceptionalism.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/exceptionalism. Accessed 16 May. 2025.
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