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Disruption caused by things like air traffic control issues – but also bad weather, strikes by airport staff, or conflict, or other "extraordinary circumstances" – does not entitle you to extra compensation.
From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026
Teachers don’t need a master’s in education to teach, though collective-bargaining agreements sometimes entitle them to pay raises if they get one.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 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
A class action lawsuit which could entitle millions in the UK to a share of a £3bn claim against Apple is set to proceed to trial.
From BBC ● Jun. 22, 2026
We had waited since April for the magic package containing the packets and packets of seeds we were to sell for five cents each, which would entitle us to a new bicycle.
From "The Bluest Eye" by Toni Morrison
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The 16-17 Saver Railcard costs £35 per year and entitles the holder to 50% off most train fares.
From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2026
Each $2 token entitles you to a $1 position in the debt offering.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 30, 2026
Roberts and the court blocked such secret deportations and said the 5th Amendment entitles immigrants, like citizens, a right to “due process of law.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 1, 2026
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
Michael entitles us to a few extra shillings on the dole but Mam says it isn’t enough and now she has to go to the St.Vincent de Paul Society for food.
From "Angela's Ashes: A Memoir" by Frank McCourt
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Deputy public defender Walid Kandeel has said that Burke was "entitled to a defence that takes his circumstances seriously and carefully examines the evidence".
From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026
Magistrate Judge Lauren Louis in Miami said the brothers failed to establish that they are entitled to be released from detention while the proceedings are ongoing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026
The producers argued that “most favored nations” clauses in their contracts entitled them to the same terms Darabont received.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026
The government has sought to speed up the return of the remaining migrants, but it must first identify them and decide whether they are entitled to asylum.
From Barron's ● Sep. 8, 2026
When my father and I left for Peekskill on Tuesday morning, Danny had completed the first paper and was started on the second, entitled “Die Abwehr-Neuropsychosen.”
From "The Chosen" by Chaim Potok
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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
Vado had an agreement with Hylton and her management company, M.I.S.A., entitling them to 20% of Vado’s income, the website said.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 1, 2025
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
“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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