privileged

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The former Duke of York served as the UK's trade envoy between 2001 and 2011, enjoying privileged access to senior government and business contacts around the world.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

God no longer spoke a language—Latin—that only a privileged elite could understand.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

Those existing rules say, “You must never use privileged or confidential information for personal gain or tell, ‘tip,’ or share information you learned through work with others.”

From Barron's • Mar. 16, 2026

“I consider myself a very privileged person,” he says.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 10, 2026

After all, scientists had been focused for so long on technology used by an elite class of people—not just pilots, but the soldiers and others who were privileged to have access to the supernatural devices.

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel