privilege
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"It was a privilege to come back. I'd never thought in a million years that this could have happened. I should really be enjoying it a bit more."
From BBC • May 15, 2026
It is what’s known as a privilege escalation exploit, and if it were chained together with other attacks it could be used by a hacker to seize control of the computer.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026
But the volume, the intensity, the frequency, the effect on judges … I had the privilege of being a judge in the state and federal court systems from 1981 until 2018.
From Slate • May 12, 2026
Interim Welsh Labour leader Ken Skates told the Senedd "no one knows better than our party that it is a privilege to govern", which now "rests on different shoulders."
From BBC • May 12, 2026
Darcy smiled and said, “You are perfectly right. You have employed your time much better. No one admitted to the privilege of hearing you can think anything wanting. We neither of us perform to strangers.”
From "Pride and Prejudice" by Jane Austen
Vocabulary lists containing privilege
"The Gift of the Magi" by O. Henry
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Bud, Not Buddy
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"To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee, Chapters 26–31
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