privilege
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Marshall said: "It will be an absolute privilege to lead this team out with Sarah, and I know every single one of us will give everything to bring success home for Team Scotland."
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026
The issue of quality air access is increasingly linked privilege and wealth.
From Salon ● Jul. 19, 2026
Noskova, who grew up in a small village and spent part of her offseason this winter volunteering at a school in Tanzania, is about as far from tennis privilege as it gets.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 12, 2026
It had been "a privilege" to drive her, he said.
From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2026
Dad said that it would be a privilege to help in any way he could.
From "Silent To The Bone" by E.L. Konigsburg
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It isn't a lordship with swanky estates or privileges.
From BBC ● Jun. 18, 2026
In the decade preceding Xi, he noted, there was perhaps one such case—and even then, the official wasn’t imprisoned, but was merely stripped of privileges.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 9, 2026
Bovino was sent back down to El Centro and lost his social media privileges, where he had long posted cringe-inducing videos about what a swell guy he was.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 27, 2026
When we talk about U.S. citizenship, there is a tendency to assume that, Well, of course everyone wants legal citizenship because it means access to rights, privileges, and protections.
From Slate ● Mar. 16, 2026
One afternoon, after he had refused to do the school- work they brought to him, his television privileges had been revoked.
From "Touching Spirit Bear" by Ben Mikaelsen
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Yet right now, it belongs only to a privileged few.
From Slate ● Jul. 20, 2026
The dog’s gaze is also privileged, but wondrously so.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026
AfricaMuseum director general Bart Ouvry said the Belgian institution turned down KoBold's offer over concerns about giving a single private actor privileged access.
From Barron's ● Jul. 3, 2026
For example, it says the facility doesn’t provide headphones for tablets, making private phone calls — including privileged calls with attorneys — impossible unless the detainee can afford to purchase headphones from the commissary.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 1, 2026
These were the privileged passengers who would have priority boarding with the officers and wounded.
From "Salt to the Sea" by Ruta Sepetys
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A psychologist argues that privileging “authenticity” in the workplace can lead to bad outcomes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 16, 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
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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