entitlement
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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Pupils who already have the plans will be able to keep them until at least September 2029, when children will start to have their support entitlements reassessed at the end of primary school and GCSEs.
From BBC ● Feb. 23, 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
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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