entitlement
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The government auctions off so-called certificates of entitlement, or COEs, without which a car isn’t allowed on the road.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 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
Breaking that link would “fundamentally change the nature of the program,” said Romina Boccia, director of budget and entitlement policy at the Cato Institute, a libertarian think tank.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 14, 2026
“Your benefits may begin the first month in which the later marriage ends if all entitlement requirements are met.”
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 29, 2026
That’s entitlement: his mother permits that casual incivility because she wants him to learn to assert himself with people in positions of authority.
From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell
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
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
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
Drivers should make sure they had the right entitlements, were properly trained and took regular breaks, a spokesperson said.
From BBC ● Mar. 23, 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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