entitlement
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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
It’s the country’s largest entitlement program and the single largest line item in the federal budget.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
It had been sent after she asked to be paid in lieu of holiday entitlement she had accrued during her maternity leave.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
Jenrick estimates after assessments of people already claiming, 2.16 million will keep their cash entitlement in full, while 2.89 million will see it modified or withdrawn.
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 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
The novel follows David’s journey to the appointment, which involves private jets, luxe hotels and other entitlements of a wealthy man making his exit.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026
Rising yields reflect in part expectations that interest rates will stay higher for longer, and that governments will have to issue more debt to finance entitlements for aging populations.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026
That meant that through one's career, we earned entitlements to a decent pension set at a fixed proportion of salary.
From BBC ● May 17, 2026
"We have prepared all the rights and entitlements that must be given to the fallen soldiers. Among these is compensation from the United Nations," Agus said after attending Zulmi’s funeral.
From Barron's ● Apr. 5, 2026
One old man named Halloran—a man of Hibernian entitlements and discretions, explained it to me.
From Cabbages and Kings by O. Henry
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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