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privilege

[priv-uh-lij, priv-lij] / ˈprɪv ə lɪdʒ, ˈprɪv lɪdʒ /


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It is such a privilege to be in this position.

From BBC Jul. 14, 2026

"It's a real privilege to be part of it."

From BBC Jul. 10, 2026

Today, I have the privilege of serving as president and CEO of the U.S.

From Salon Jul. 10, 2026

Raised in an affluent suburb in Marin County, Siebel Newsom, 52, grew up in privilege.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 7, 2026

Darcy smiled and said, “You are perfectly right. You have employed your time much better. No one admitted to the privilege of hearing you can think anything wanting. We neither of us perform to strangers.”

From "Pride and Prejudice" by Jane Austen

In the decade preceding Xi, he noted, there was perhaps one such case—and even then, the official wasn’t imprisoned, but was merely stripped of privileges.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 9, 2026

People on an enterprise network have their identities managed so that they have the privileges they need, and are blocked from everything else.

From Barron's Jun. 2, 2026

They will want to win enough money to shore up future playing privileges on the "old world" circuit.

From BBC Apr. 30, 2026

When we talk about U.S. citizenship, there is a tendency to assume that, Well, of course everyone wants legal citizenship because it means access to rights, privileges, and protections.

From Slate Mar. 16, 2026

Any failure of duty on their part was liable to be punished by demotion and loss of privileges.

From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams

“Whether it’s an actor or a director, a costumer or a sound designer, we are all so privileged to take part in creating television that unites us.”

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 7, 2026

AfricaMuseum director general Bart Ouvry said the Belgian institution turned down KoBold's offer over concerns about giving a single private actor privileged access.

From Barron's Jul. 3, 2026

Heil said he felt privileged to have grown up without AI because he was able to "actually use my brain".

From BBC Jun. 23, 2026

Foreign guests of the regime enjoyed a privileged diet of fruits, vegetables and cheeses while in the school cafeteria she and her students met with “starch, grease and gruel.”

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 21, 2026

There’s no doubt that Soviet pilots, navigators, and commanding officers were privileged during the war.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein

The essence of many bad decisions, decision theorists have long shown us, is privileging a single outcome or scenario as if it’s the only possible one.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 15, 2026

The seating issue has sparked discussions among fashion enthusiasts and critics alike, with many feeling that the arrangement feels elitist, privileging front-row viewers while limiting the experience for others.

From Seattle Times Jan. 22, 2024

Such consolidation has long worried literary types who fear it leads to the privileging of profit over culture.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 8, 2023

Your organization has now filed a complaint against Harvard University for its policy of privileging legacies and the family members of donors in its admissions process.

From Salon Jul. 17, 2023

The Dream thrives on generalization, on limiting the number of possible questions, on privileging immediate answers.

From "Between the World and Me" by Ta-Nehisi Coates




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