privilege
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Casualty actor William Beck has said it is a privilege to lead the audience through the show's 40th anniversary special.
From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2026
"I love this company and the team behind it," Cook wrote, adding that it has been "the privilege of a lifetime serving as your leader."
From Barron's ● Aug. 31, 2026
“Australian meat and, in particular, game has been what Native Australians lived on and enjoyed for thousands of years. Our privilege is to showcase this land and what it has to offer.”
From Salon ● Aug. 30, 2026
Embassy in Mexico said that U.S. visas are a privilege, not a right.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
Mom comforted me and tried to explain how much of a privilege it is to be alive and loved, and for a while, it all made sense.
From "Odd One Out" by Nic Stone
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He’s working from a relatively clean slate, and experiencing all of the privileges and drawbacks that come with it.
From Salon ● Aug. 24, 2026
They were allowed to keep their duke and duchess of Sussex titles, but lost other monarchy privileges.
From Barron's ● Aug. 23, 2026
The numbers were boosted again this year, when the members of Twice and Stray Kids were granted voting privileges.
From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026
The poll found that the wealthiest classes enjoy privileges available to fewer people in lower brackets.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 2026
With an hour left before my privileges were up and Dad would take back the computer, I was determined to finish compiling a feel-good playlist.
From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas
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"I am so proud and I feel so privileged to do every single step that I have made in my career. Hopefully I can end up successful at home."
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026
"I feel proud, honoured and deeply privileged to be his fellow countryman."
From Barron's ● Aug. 17, 2026
I’m in this very privileged position where this isn’t my reality, but this is the reality of so many women around the world.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
The restorative-justice circle would embolden the student as he realized his misbehavior would give him further opportunities to get privileged time and attention with no consequences.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
The passage from the Chaos of the Big Bang to the Cosmos that we are beginning to know is the most awesome transformation of matter and energy that we have been privileged to glimpse.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
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Introduced in 2023 as the three-row version of Mazda’s CX-70, the CX-90 is Mazda’s biggest canvas for its distinctive Kodo design: a seamless, flowing surface language, privileging complex curvatures over sharp corners, edges and rays.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 11, 2025
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
Such consolidation has long worried literary types who fear it leads to the privileging of profit over culture.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 8, 2023
Your organization has now filed a complaint against Harvard University for its policy of privileging legacies and the family members of donors in its admissions process.
From Salon ● Jul. 17, 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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Vocabulary lists containing privilege
"The Gift of the Magi" by O. Henry
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"To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee, Chapters 26–31
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