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TD Cowen’s Craig Hutchison says the U.S. government will be granted a participation interest which, once vested, will entitle it to receive 20% of any cash distributions over $17.5 billion made by Westinghouse.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 29, 2025

This will entitle them to an initial £200,000 interim payment.

From BBC • Sep. 9, 2024

No. The terms of the award entitle Musk to exercise them whenever he wants to, though he’s barred from selling any of those shares for the next five years.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 2, 2024

Just because Balelo delivered Ohtani to them at a cut-rate price doesn’t entitle him to be their shadow media relations director.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 15, 2023

We had waited since April for the magic package containing the packets and packets of seeds we were to sell for five cents each, which would entitle us to a new bicycle.

From "The Bluest Eye" by Toni Morrison