privilege
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In a statement on Friday, Shaw said it had been a "privilege" to lead the company but that it was "the right time" to leave her post.
From BBC ● Oct. 30, 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
That classification is commonly used to shield a variety of federal records from public release, including those containing personnel information, details about ongoing law enforcement operations and matters protected by attorney-client privilege.
From Salon ● Oct. 23, 2026
A retiree who wants out in year two pays roughly a tenth of his savings for the privilege.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 20, 2026
Will Thompson got to act like a jerk because his family paid for the privilege?
From "Here to Stay" by Sara Farizan
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Because the laptop already had sufficient security privileges, Nandakumara said early reports suggest it became "the attacker's route straight into production, and from there to the wallets".
From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026
After NBC News shed light on Combs’ alleged prison privileges, the rapper was reportedly moved back to solitary confinement.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2026
Some members worry the vote could jeopardize reciprocal privileges with over 100 affiliated international clubs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 11, 2026
Harshey-Jones also pleaded guilty to a charge of corrupt or improper exercise of his police powers and privileges by looking up his own incident on the computer log.
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026
Rather it seems that an aspect of human nature is the tendency to cling tightly to one’s advantages and privileges and to rationalize the suffering and exclusion of others.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
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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
Benslimane argues that her privileged background and access to political networks distinguish her from many Moroccan women who have fewer opportunities to enter public life.
From BBC ● Oct. 19, 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
It may or may not be a culture clash that pits your middle-class childhood against your husband’s privileged one.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 7, 2026
Now, as a grown man, I feel privileged to have come from two worlds.
From "The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother" by James McBride
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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
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
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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