privilege
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“It is a true honor and a privilege, and I do not take that responsibility lightly at all,” Watt said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026
They’re not consumed by a desire to appear thankful for the privilege to make money from playing sports.
From Salon ● Oct. 21, 2026
A retiree who wants out in year two pays roughly a tenth of his savings for the privilege.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 20, 2026
No amount of money or guilt is worth staying in a toxic relationship with parents who abuse their privilege.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026
They introduced each other to the group, thanked the Estado Libre Asociado for the privilege of being there, and then took turns speaking.
From "When I Was Puerto Rican" by Esmeralda Santiago
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He added that the investment group also didn’t have the money to make the improvements they wanted for their vision of a private club with special privileges.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 24, 2026
"All kids are treated the same. Children of ministers and bureaucrats don't get greater privileges," said Singh.
From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026
After NBC News shed light on Combs’ alleged prison privileges, the rapper was reportedly moved back to solitary confinement.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2026
Some members worry the vote could jeopardize reciprocal privileges with more than 100 affiliated international clubs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 11, 2026
There was always controversy about whether or not we should accept study privileges.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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Reyes said she wanted to know who made the final decision, but Woodward said the discussions in that meeting were privileged material that the court can’t force Wischer to reveal.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026
Only a quarter of students from low-income backgrounds go on to higher education in France, compared with nearly two thirds of pupils from privileged households, according to a 2023 government study.
From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026
Plus, I recognize how privileged we are to have financial help — and I always try to cut costs wherever I can.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 13, 2026
"I felt quite privileged being a photographer generally because it gives you access to worlds that aren't necessarily part of your world," he says.
From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026
The answer is, of course: to ensure that future generations of witches and wizards enjoy their strange beauty and powers as we have been privileged to do.
From "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them" by J.K. Rowling
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News aimed to avoid privileging schools with a high concentration of degrees that pay well.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 22, 2026
The recommendations "are designed to hold our attention, and too often that means privileging provocative and extreme content because outrage drives engagement and engagement drives profit", Steven Roberts at Monash University said.
From Barron's ● Sep. 9, 2026
Wood thought it was important to understand Wawa at ground level, privileging the perspective of its customers and those actually pouring the coffee and making the hoagies.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
For instance, Google has been accused of privileging its own products in search results, while Apple has been accused of charging some developers exorbitant fees to be listed in its App Store.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 4, 2023
The Dream thrives on generalization, on limiting the number of possible questions, on privileging immediate answers.
From "Between the World and Me" by Ta-Nehisi Coates
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Vocabulary lists containing privilege
"The Gift of the Magi" by O. Henry
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"To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee, Chapters 26–31
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