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privilege

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


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Getting to speak to him was an absolute privilege.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 12, 2026

Elizabeth Baxter, acting head teacher at Stretford Grammar School, said it was an "honour and a privilege" to have worked alongside her predecessor.

From BBC ● Nov. 2, 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

They’re not consumed by a desire to appear thankful for the privilege to make money from playing sports.

From Salon ● Oct. 21, 2026

“Maybe we’d better flip a nickel for a privilege like that,” Daddy said, looking at Marly.

From "Miracles on Maple Hill" by Virginia Sorensen

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

From Salon ● Nov. 3, 2026

He added that the investment group also didn’t have the money to make the improvements they wanted for their vision of a private club with special privileges.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 24, 2026

"All kids are treated the same. Children of ministers and bureaucrats don't get greater privileges," said Singh.

From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026

Today’s housecats enjoy privileges that their ancestors could hardly have imagined.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

“I understand you don’t like to wait, Corliss. Nobody likes waiting. But if you don’t want to go to the Waiting Room and lose your special privileges, then you’d better come along right now.”

From "The Mysterious Benedict Society" by Trenton Lee Stewart

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

Only a quarter of students from low-income backgrounds go on to higher education in France, compared with nearly two thirds of pupils from privileged households, according to a 2023 government study.

From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026

Plus, I recognize how privileged we are to have financial help — and I always try to cut costs wherever I can.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 13, 2026

“There is no privileged access to understanding its direction. You need to look through as many windows as possible. We humans are limited and exhausted and can’t comprehend the world in its fullness.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026

A newly composed classical opera in the late-twentieth century was like Beluga caviar: a shockingly expensive commodity from an endangered species, accessible to a very privileged few but an inconceivable luxury to the rest.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall

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

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

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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