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entitle

[en-tahyt-l] / ɛnˈtaɪt l /




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The judge said Brown's fame, commercial success and professional standing "do not entitle you to special treatment - the law applies equally to everyone".

From BBC ● Oct. 26, 2026

Teachers don’t need a master’s in education to teach, though collective-bargaining agreements sometimes entitle them to pay raises if they get one.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026

Disruption caused by things like conflict – but also bad weather, strikes by airport or air traffic control staff, or other "extraordinary circumstances" – does not entitle you to extra compensation.

From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2026

Just following this process would entitle employers’ decisions to “significant deference” from the courts — a “safe harbor,” or legal shield, meant to guard those decisions from challenge.

From Salon ● Jul. 9, 2026

That’s how long Chacko and Rahel had to wait for the pink receipt that would entitle them to collect Ammu’s remains.

From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy

Eighteen-year-olds were already entitled to a 16-25 Railcard, but that only entitles them to a third off the cost of travel.

From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2026

Apellis stockholders will also receive a contingent value right that entitles them to an additional $2-a-share payout, dependent upon annual global net sales thresholds being met for Syfovre.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 31, 2026

The courts have established that making a charitable gift is a protected free speech activity that entitles donors to certain privacy rights.

From Salon ● Sep. 19, 2025

The parents argued that the free exercise clause of the First Amendment entitles them to these accommodations.

From Slate ● Jun. 30, 2025

I unfolded the note and cleared my throat: “This entitles the Nisbett Family to one airplane ride from Pine Bluff to Little Rock.”

From "The Lions of Little Rock" by Kristin Levine

Their case was initially dismissed, but in 2023 a federal appeals court ruled they were entitled to a trial.

From Barron's ● Oct. 26, 2026

“And I feel strongly that if this movie were to make money, that we should be entitled to some of it.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 26, 2026

"They don't always know what they're entitled to or where to go, it's confusing, it's a minefield," Ryall said.

From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026

The town hall in the small Cleveland suburb of Parma was entitled “Pierogis, Pabst, and Patriots,” and there were plenty of all three on hand at the Union House Bar and Restaurant.

From Slate ● Oct. 23, 2026

“Tell me who’s the lady in the picture!” he demanded, feeling entitled to the information because the social worker had made him think about such unpleasant things when the conversation had started out so good.

From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman

A pasta PSA: After a yearslong hiatus, Olive Garden is selling 10,000 Never-Ending Pasta Passes on Thursday, entitling buyers to 13 weeks of unlimited pasta, soup, salad, and breadsticks.

From Slate ● Jul. 14, 2026

In addition to the cash consideration, Theravance shareholders will receive contingent value rights entitling them to 80% of net proceeds from any future license, divestiture or other monetization of ampreloxetine within the next 10 years.

From Barron's ● Jun. 29, 2026

But the key point there was that Verstappen was ahead at the apex of the corner, entitling him to run to the edge of the track according to F1’s racing rules.

From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2024

“By entitling two options, we will be better positioned to ensure that we can deliver a viable project at this site once all approvals have been secured.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 10, 2024

There at another desk I was handed a railway pass entitling me to transportation through Germany to the Dutch border.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom


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