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privilege

[priv-uh-lij, priv-lij] / ˈprɪv ə lɪdʒ, ˈprɪv lɪdʒ /


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The biggest difference that she noticed was educational privilege.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 9, 2026

“It has been an honor and a privilege to try to get justice for your clients,” Evans concluded the email.

From Salon Sep. 4, 2026

Is that a strategy that marketing leaders should emulate—or just the privilege of a sole owner speaking to you from his superyacht?

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 2, 2026

"I love this company and the team behind it," Cook wrote, adding that it has been "the privilege of a lifetime serving as your leader."

From Barron's Aug. 31, 2026

The dog, who I had the privilege of renaming Lightning, is ours now.

From "Fast Pitch" by Nic Stone

He’s working from a relatively clean slate, and experiencing all of the privileges and drawbacks that come with it.

From Salon Aug. 24, 2026

They were allowed to keep their duke and duchess of Sussex titles, but lost other monarchy privileges.

From Barron's Aug. 23, 2026

At Constantinople, every government decision involved negotiations with the representatives of the great Italian maritime republics, Venice and Genoa, who dominated the city’s economic life and enjoyed extensive legal privileges.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 5, 2026

Homeland Security then used that information to revoke Global Entry privileges in retaliation, the lawsuit alleges.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 24, 2026

Then and there, she decided that those privileges were worth slaving for all her life.

From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith

"I am so proud and I feel so privileged to do every single step that I have made in my career. Hopefully I can end up successful at home."

From BBC Aug. 27, 2026

“I’m in a more privileged position, because I have the instruments to release my anger,” she said.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 15, 2026

I’m in this very privileged position where this isn’t my reality, but this is the reality of so many women around the world.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 13, 2026

"This is a choice that I am making to feel more in control of my life," Ocasio-Cortez said, describing her ability to undergo the procedure as a "very privileged position."

From Barron's Aug. 10, 2026

Magdalena has taught me more about how privileged I really am than all of Minerva’s lectures about class.

From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez

The recommendations "are designed to hold our attention, and too often that means privileging provocative and extreme content because outrage drives engagement and engagement drives profit", Steven Roberts at Monash University said.

From Barron's Sep. 9, 2026

Introduced in 2023 as the three-row version of Mazda’s CX-70, the CX-90 is Mazda’s biggest canvas for its distinctive Kodo design: a seamless, flowing surface language, privileging complex curvatures over sharp corners, edges and rays.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 11, 2025

For instance, Google has been accused of privileging its own products in search results, while Apple has been accused of charging some developers exorbitant fees to be listed in its App Store.

From Seattle Times Dec. 4, 2023

Your organization has now filed a complaint against Harvard University for its policy of privileging legacies and the family members of donors in its admissions process.

From Salon Jul. 17, 2023

The Dream thrives on generalization, on limiting the number of possible questions, on privileging immediate answers.

From "Between the World and Me" by Ta-Nehisi Coates




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