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privilege

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


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Mr. Hart resists an easy confessional genealogy: Liberal expectations, colonial grievances and disputes over political privilege mattered as much as inherited Calvinist resistance theory.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 15, 2026

“Privacy, privilege, spontaneity—that’s become more and more of a rarefied position,” says Don Aviv, a security consultant for high-net-worth individuals who runs the business intelligence and investigative firm Interfor International.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 15, 2026

"From myself, Ned, and Longmeadow it's the final goodbye," he said on the programme, adding it had been "a privilege and pleasure" to share his garden experiences with so many people.

From BBC ● Nov. 7, 2026

"It has been a great pride and a huge privilege to serve this institution," Lagarde posted on X, announcing that she would resign nine months before her term officially ends in October 2027.

From Barron's ● Oct. 29, 2026

"This tradition goes back to the very beginning of our islands, and to the onset of our civilization. For generations my ancestors have had the grand privilege to be guardians of our most treasured jewels."

From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton

For an author, one of the privileges of working with a traditional publishing house is benefiting from its expertise in design, production, and sales.

From Slate ● Nov. 14, 2026

They have also aroused a group of Americans who know what it is to lose their rights and privileges.

From Salon ● Nov. 3, 2026

After NBC News shed light on Combs’ alleged prison privileges, the rapper was reportedly moved back to solitary confinement.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2026

Starr acknowledged it's a male-dominated field and would like female artists to have more "space in the genre" and be "allowed the same privileges".

From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026

She hardly ever put you in detention, made you do chores or withdrew privileges.

From "Never Let Me Go" by Kazuo Ishiguro

I feel privileged and honoured to be the guy that wants to lead us back to the Premier League and be the head coach of this football club at this moment in time.

From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2026

Named after astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus, who helped overturn the belief that Earth sits at the center of the solar system, the principle holds that our location in the universe is not fundamentally special or privileged.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 29, 2026

It may or may not be a culture clash that pits your middle-class childhood against your husband’s privileged one.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 7, 2026

The actors will soon slip into their 1967 costumes as the impoverished Greasers and the privileged Socs — and spend the next two hours hating each other onstage.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026

But scholarships were few and far between, and the cost of private schooling was prohibitive for all but a privileged few.

From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell

News aimed to avoid privileging schools with a high concentration of degrees that pay well.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 22, 2026

The recommendations "are designed to hold our attention, and too often that means privileging provocative and extreme content because outrage drives engagement and engagement drives profit", Steven Roberts at Monash University said.

From Barron's ● Sep. 9, 2026

Wood thought it was important to understand Wawa at ground level, privileging the perspective of its customers and those actually pouring the coffee and making the hoagies.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026

For instance, Google has been accused of privileging its own products in search results, while Apple has been accused of charging some developers exorbitant fees to be listed in its App Store.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 4, 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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