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privilege

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


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It’s getting people to recognize that it’s more important to have power than it is to have privilege.

From Slate • Apr. 13, 2026

More than 12 million have had to flee their homes, earning Sudan the unfortunate privilege of having the world’s worst displacement crisis.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 12, 2026

Transiting the waterway is “not a privilege to be granted, withheld or weaponized.”

From MarketWatch • Apr. 9, 2026

The question isn’t whether Google Docs creates privilege.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

The Fox Brothers employees who remain are lined up in front of the privilege car.

From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen




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