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entitle

[en-tahyt-l] / ɛnˈtaɪt l /




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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

TD Cowen’s Craig Hutchison says the U.S. government will be granted a participation interest which, once vested, will entitle it to receive 20% of any cash distributions over $17.5 billion made by Westinghouse.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 29, 2025

A minimum investment gets you a certificate of ownership; other levels entitle owners to unique merchandise such as scarves, a round of golf with a player or a dinner with the manager.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 7, 2025

Disruption caused by things like strikes by airport or air traffic control staff, bad weather or other "extraordinary circumstances" does not entitle you to extra compensation.

From BBC Apr. 15, 2024

You’d think that losing a major organ would entitle you to lie around a few weeks, but for some reason, my doctors want me up and moving almost immediately.

From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins

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

The parents argued that the free exercise clause of the First Amendment entitles them to these accommodations.

From Slate Jun. 30, 2025

A brave death entitles them—at least the heroes—to a seat in Valhalla, one of the halls in Asgard, but there too they must look forward to final defeat and destruction.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton

She has now written her autobiography, entitled "Is That You, Petula?"

From Barron's Jul. 17, 2026

He is also entitled to receive a prorated target bonus for the current year, according to the securities filing.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 9, 2026

The revised guidelines “emphasize that detainee volunteers participating in the voluntary work program are not considered facility and/or government employees” and thus not entitled to labor regulations.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 8, 2026

That means she spends hours on the phone with Medicare and Medicaid making sure her mother, who lives in New York, receives the benefits she’s entitled to.

From MarketWatch Jul. 7, 2026

I had to be just like Etty, smiling without a care in the world, walking through the gates as if I was entitled to enjoy the delights of the park beyond them.

From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler

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

“Failure to pay Mr. Zeidman the $5 million prize was a breach of the contract, entitling him to recover.”

From Seattle Times Apr. 20, 2023

“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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