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privilege

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


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"It is a massive privilege to take on the All Blacks in our stadium," said Tandy.

From BBC ● Nov. 8, 2026

"It has been a great pride and a huge privilege to serve this institution," Lagarde posted on X, announcing that she would resign nine months before her term officially ends in October 2027.

From Barron's ● Oct. 29, 2026

“It is a true honor and a privilege, and I do not take that responsibility lightly at all,” Watt said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026

They’re not consumed by a desire to appear thankful for the privilege to make money from playing sports.

From Salon ● Oct. 21, 2026

The dissenting group, it’s my privilege and headache to divulge, consists of the three featured players themselves, two female, one male.

From "Franny and Zooey" by J. D. Salinger

The Court has never clearly defined private and public rights, but the latter typically cover government permits, benefits, licenses and privileges.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 8, 2026

They have also aroused a group of Americans who know what it is to lose their rights and privileges.

From Salon ● Nov. 3, 2026

Merchants Parcel expanded to California in 1919 when Casey and his partners acquired an Oakland company that enjoyed operating privileges from the preregulation days.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

Starr acknowledged it's a male-dominated field and would like female artists to have more "space in the genre" and be "allowed the same privileges".

From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026

For us, such struggles — for sunglasses, long trousers, study privileges, equalized food — were corollaries to the struggle we waged outside prison.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

Named after astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus, who helped overturn the belief that Earth sits at the center of the solar system, the principle holds that our location in the universe is not fundamentally special or privileged.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 29, 2026

Only a quarter of students from low-income backgrounds go on to higher education in France, compared with nearly two thirds of pupils from privileged households, according to a 2023 government study.

From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026

Plus, I recognize how privileged we are to have financial help — and I always try to cut costs wherever I can.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 13, 2026

"I felt quite privileged being a photographer generally because it gives you access to worlds that aren't necessarily part of your world," he says.

From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026

For the best part of half a century, the author of the Arte was held to be a senior courtier and the work’s contents the fruit of deep privileged knowledge.

From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith

News aimed to avoid privileging schools with a high concentration of degrees that pay well.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 22, 2026

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

A psychologist argues that privileging “authenticity” in the workplace can lead to bad outcomes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 16, 2026

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

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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