entitle
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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
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 ● Jul. 15, 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
“The idea was always, I pay the property owner, someone pays me rent, I more or less break even and I have time to entitle the property for something bigger.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 12, 2026
That’s how long Chacko and Rahel had to wait for the pink receipt that would entitle them to collect Ammu’s remains.
From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy
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The new agreement entitles lawyers to 45% of the settlement, which will be split evenly between the two firms.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 12, 2026
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
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
“There’s one more thing. Although you didn’t live with her, you are her only documented relative. That entitles you to a year of immunity from gleaning.”
From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman
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“I would be foolish, or I would feel entitled, if I didn’t expect there to be disappointment,” McDaniel said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 10, 2026
It also meant that if he gave up the lease within the first 25 years he would be legally entitled to some compensation - with that amount reducing each year.
From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026
Your beloved children are entitled to their feelings, but they are not entitled to your retirement.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 8, 2026
Under the country’s Law of Return, any Jew or person with a single Jewish grandparent is generally entitled to Israeli citizenship.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026
When we walked into math today, Mr. Mason handed out a ten-page package, copied back to back, entitled “A Course Review.”
From "Saints and Misfits" by S.K. Ali
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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
People must pay £1 per year to join, and spending £5 at the store enables them to choose 12 items, with £7.50 entitling them to 18 items.
From BBC ● Mar. 18, 2026
“By entitling two options, we will be better positioned to ensure that we can deliver a viable project at this site once all approvals have been secured.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 10, 2024
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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