entitlement
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Among them are white male entitlement versus the crushing demands of Black exceptionalism; the complicated bond linking fathers to sons; and the agonizing bravery required of mothers raising boys the world is conditioned to ostracize.
From Salon ● Oct. 5, 2026
Hence the report’s nod to the need for change, though it doesn’t propose reforms that would break the campus culture of conformity and entitlement.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
But when other people are taking care of business, that can, as you suggest, give beneficiaries a feeling of entitlement.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 1, 2026
Singapore’s certificate of entitlement system, which caps car ownership to prevent gridlock, has driven vehicle prices to new highs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
The character has to project entitlement, a whiff of corrosive self-regard.
From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove
The three-member panel, external was set up with the sole remit of setting MLAs' pay and pension entitlements.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
The unusual feature here, unique among entitlements in the world’s major economies, is that Congress is required to try.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
More than half of the calls have been about pay and other contractual entitlements while in the war zone.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 5, 2026
The panel has called on leaders to provide extra support for single-parent families, such as more paid leave; and to consider extending existing leave entitlements to grandparents and other family members who take care-giving roles.
From BBC ● Jan. 27, 2026
We cut $255 billion in spending, including entitlements, in over 340 separate budget items.
From State of the Union Address by William Jefferson Clinton
Vocabulary lists containing entitlement
A Word's-Eye View of the Primetime GOP Debate (Aug. 6, 2015)
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Top Ten Most Relevant Words from the Third Republican Debate, October 28, 2015
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U.S. Government - Middle School and High School
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