have a right
Example Sentences
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Under Supreme Court precedent, it is unconstitutional for prosecutors to dismiss potential jurors based on race, and defendants have a right to challenge any dismissals as racially motivated.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026
It means grassroots organisations will now have a right to buy community assets unchallenged, if they can fund the necessary funds within 12 months.
From BBC • Apr. 30, 2026
The idea that citizens have a right to access information of the kind made possible by the Presidential Records Act can be traced back to the Enlightenment.
From Salon • Apr. 17, 2026
“The only obligation which I have a right to assume, is to do at any time what I think right.”
From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026
“Don’t we have a right to know? If he’s running from something, it will catch up to him. You can’t hide from a rumpel.”
From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff
