entitle
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That would automatically entitle them to move around Europe.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 1, 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
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 ● Mar. 2, 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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Apellis stockholders will also receive a contingent value right that entitles them to an additional $2-a-share payout, dependent upon annual global net sales thresholds being met for Syfovre.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 31, 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
"Having the right help and support could be a real key factor in ensuring that they're ageing well and I think that everyone is entitles to have the best life that they can."
From BBC ● Nov. 9, 2024
“I didn’t think you did. I said, ‘In many states a hunting license entitles you to one deer and no more.
From "The Pigman" by Paul Zindel
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Zhemkova was speaking on the sidelines of an exhibition entitled "Artists Against the Kremlin: Memory Remains", at the De Balie cultural centre in Amsterdam.
From Barron's ● Sep. 4, 2026
With your whole chests, let him hear it, the entitled scoundrel.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026
In July 2024, Singh filed a plea for remission in the top court, saying he was entitled to be released because he had spent more than 25 years in prison.
From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2026
A federal judge ruled that creditors of SVB Financial aren’t entitled to the claim against the regulator, wiping out a bet by distressed-debt investors.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026
Chapter 17 ends the book by looking at Montaigne’s scepticism and asking whether we are entitled to claim that we know more than he did.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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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
Le Pen became a Pupille de la Nation - the term French authorities use for those who had a parent wounded or killed in war - entitling him to state funding and support.
From BBC ● Jan. 7, 2025
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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Declaration and Resolves of the First Continental Congress
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