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After the four-day civil hearing, Circuit Court Judge Eugene C. Griffith Jr. said Boyd’s self-defense claim wasn’t credible, and he ruled that Boyd wasn’t entitled to civil and criminal immunity under the state’s stand-your-ground law.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

If his sister were writing it, she might wonder why she wouldn’t be entitled to, say, 50% of her brother’s trust given that they have known each other all their lives.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 31, 2026

"To be sure, the President is entitled to criticize this or any other reporting, and he can express his own views as he sees fit," the judge wrote.

From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026

Kids are entitled to a well-rounded education that teaches them to be better people, not just parrot information.

From Salon • Mar. 30, 2026

In 1704 Jonathan Swift, later the author of Gulliver’s Travels, published a little satire entitled The Battle of the Books.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton