privilege
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And eight times a week, it’s dropped atop the heads of people who pay for the privilege — just a few feet short of actually hitting anyone.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026
Bisignano said: “My experience working for leaders such as Jamie Dimon, Sandy Weill, Tony Terracciano, Henry Kravis and Scott Nuttall has prepared me for the privilege of serving the American people.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026
Well, I have just had the privilege of spending a month journeying - literally and figuratively - through some of the divisions that define modern Britain, for a Radio 4 series.
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026
The issue of quality air access is increasingly linked privilege and wealth.
From Salon ● Jul. 19, 2026
Kathy rolled down the window and was instantly hit with the best-smelling food she thought she’d ever had the privilege of smelling.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
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The poll found that the wealthiest classes enjoy privileges available to fewer people in lower brackets.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 2026
It isn't a lordship with swanky estates or privileges.
From BBC ● Jun. 18, 2026
People on an enterprise network have their identities managed so that they have the privileges they need, and are blocked from everything else.
From Barron's ● Jun. 2, 2026
When we talk about U.S. citizenship, there is a tendency to assume that, Well, of course everyone wants legal citizenship because it means access to rights, privileges, and protections.
From Slate ● Mar. 16, 2026
That means they can fight lions, go to war, and have all of the privileges of adulthood except marriage, which Dinka men traditionally put off until they are about age thirty.
From "Lost Boy, Lost Girl" by John Bul Dau
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Yet right now, it belongs only to a privileged few.
From Slate ● Jul. 20, 2026
“It’s a privileged space in football, not an easy feat,” Argentina coach Lionel Scaloni said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 12, 2026
"I am so privileged to have spent 35 years as an international athlete," Storey said.
From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026
AfricaMuseum director general Bart Ouvry said the Belgian institution turned down KoBold's offer over concerns about giving a single private actor privileged access.
From Barron's ● Jul. 3, 2026
I’m the privileged one, and the old lady will always be marvelous.
From "I Am the Messenger" by Markus Zusak
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A psychologist argues that privileging “authenticity” in the workplace can lead to bad outcomes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 16, 2026
The seating issue has sparked discussions among fashion enthusiasts and critics alike, with many feeling that the arrangement feels elitist, privileging front-row viewers while limiting the experience for others.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 22, 2024
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 privileging of fixed points in linear time nearly guaranteed the erasure of Native histories, irreducible to dated or datable events.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2022
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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Vocabulary lists containing privilege
"The Gift of the Magi" by O. Henry
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"To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee, Chapters 26–31
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