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[en-tahyt-l] / ɛnˈtaɪt l /




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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

“And that would entitle the parents, at the end of the day, to relief.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2026

Disruption caused by things like conflict - but also bad weather, strikes by airport or air traffic control staff, or other "extraordinary circumstances" - does not entitle you to extra compensation.

From BBC • Mar. 2, 2026

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

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




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