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The phrase "except for exceptions" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when you want to emphasize that although something generally applies, there are some exceptions to the rule. For example, "The library is closed on weekends, except for exceptions."
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"One that is true except for its exceptions".
Since then, except for rare exceptions, Muslim prayer rites have been forbidden inside.
By 1945 almost all main rail lines in Europe were nationalized, except for significant exceptions in the remaining narrow-gauge lines of Switzerland and France.
In terms of revenue miles, the U.S. airline industry had enjoyed an increase every year since the dawn of aviation except for rare exceptions.
I've slept by myself, except for rare exceptions, for almost nine years.
When a trans person is in the news, except for rare exceptions such as when Laverne Cox was nominated for an Emmy, it's almost always about violence.
Except for bizarre exceptions, such as short term viral evolution, true phylogenies are unknown.
Don't eat in bed except for rare exceptions such as illness.
Her songs are usually deep in voice except for some exceptions.
It was fine for Muslims to believe there were dinosaurs, speciation among hominids and even a common ancestor for all animals on Earth – except for one exception – mankind.
The same goes for parent groups, except for an exception carved out for one no-brownies-barred Parent Teacher Association bake sale during the school day per month.
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