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[en-tahyt-l] / ɛnˈtaɪt l /




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Teachers don’t need a master’s in education to teach, though collective-bargaining agreements sometimes entitle them to pay raises if they get one.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 21, 2026

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

His attorneys argue that this should entitle him to having his living expenses covered for the rest of his life and an equal division of all properties subject to the agreement.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 23, 2025

You’d think that losing a major organ would entitle you to lie around a few weeks, but for some reason, my doctors want me up and moving almost immediately.

From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins

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

Sinn Féin is currently the largest party in the Northern Ireland Assembly which entitles it to more ministerial positions on the executive and also the office of first minister.

From BBC Jan. 17, 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

I unfolded the note and cleared my throat: “This entitles the Nisbett Family to one airplane ride from Pine Bluff to Little Rock.”

From "The Lions of Little Rock" by Kristin Levine

Yet the defendants kept criticizing the union, saying it needed to “come clean” and tweeting a mock picture of a cookbook entitled “Cooking the Books.”

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 23, 2026

Customers delayed by 30 minutes or more may be entitled to compensation, the operator said, adding: "While those who choose not to travel can claim a refund from their original point of purchase."

From BBC Aug. 23, 2026

Security for the couple has long been a point of tension, with Prince Harry losing a legal challenge last year over how much he and his family were entitled to when visiting the UK.

From BBC Aug. 20, 2026

Depending on the state, an executor may be entitled to a statutory fee or reasonable compensation.

From MarketWatch Aug. 19, 2026

Wainwright, the Supreme Court ruled that poor people accused of serious crimes were entitled to counsel.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander

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

Vado had an agreement with Hylton and her management company, M.I.S.A., entitling them to 20% of Vado’s income, the website said.

From Los Angeles Times May 1, 2025

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

There at another desk I was handed a railway pass entitling me to transportation through Germany to the Dutch border.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom




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