entitle
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That would automatically entitle them to move around Europe.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 1, 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
“And that would entitle the parents, at the end of the day, to relief.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 19, 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
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About 80% of each cohort now passes the baccalauréat, which entitles students to a university place - though not necessarily their preferred choice.
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026
The lawsuit claims Amazon’s actions violate the federal Pregnant Workers Fairness Act, which entitles pregnant employees to reasonable accommodations and pregnancy-related absences.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026
Silver believes the judge’s ruling entitles him to permits.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2025
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
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
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“I would be foolish, or I would feel entitled, if I didn’t expect there to be disappointment,” McDaniel said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 10, 2026
I’m asking because New York’s most historically entitled, championship-gorged baseball club has a crisis: no one’s scared of them anymore.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
Your beloved children are entitled to their feelings, but they are not entitled to your retirement.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 8, 2026
Alongside the strip was a photobook entitled "Wrighty on Tour: 25 years of adventures around the globe"
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026
Somehow she got her hands on a newly published book entitled Metamorphosis Naturalis Insectorum, by the Dutch artist Johannes Goedart.
From "The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science" by Joyce Sidman
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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
In 2023, Newsom extended that version of the program for another five years and added a “refundable” feature entitling studios to cash payments from the state when their credits exceed their tax bills.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2024
“He has a letter from Doc Daneeka entitling him to all the fruit and fruit juices he wants.”
From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller
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