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entitlement

[en-tahy-tl-muhnt] / ɛnˈtaɪ tl mənt /








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And beyond consenting to, that affirms that entitlement.

From Slate ● Oct. 16, 2026

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

“It’s a very powerful myth. It’s almost like the American dream — it’s a myth. But a lot of people think it’s an entitlement: ‘Where’s my American dream?’

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 10, 2026

Certificates of entitlement in the small-car category sold for $101,000 at a recent auction, up from around $23,000 in 2020.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026

The entitlement that came with being one of the silk feathered hats—that all the groundlings were there simply to kowtow to your every need.

From "From Twinkle, with Love" by Sandhya Menon

As the postwar baby boom generation enters its 80s, there aren’t enough workers around to pay for their elders’ pensions, forcing governments to consume an ever-larger portion of national budgets to meet retirees’ entitlements.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 1, 2026

The three-member panel, external was set up with the sole remit of setting MLAs' pay and pension entitlements.

From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026

Some 95% of that transfer is complete, but negotiations over final entitlements have been stuck for years.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 13, 2026

However, the IMB said at the end of its reporting year period, the prison was still "non-compliant with minimum clothing entitlements".

From BBC ● Apr. 10, 2026

I hav'nt my visitin' cyard with me, but if I had 'em heah you'd find my entitlements, on readin', was somethin' lak this: Miss Maria Conway, of Zion!”

From The Bishop of Cottontown A Story of the Southern Cotton Mills by John Trotwood Moore


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