privilege
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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
The issue of quality air access is increasingly linked privilege and wealth.
From Salon ● Jul. 19, 2026
What could I do besides love the children and grandchildren fiercely and be grateful for the privilege?
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2026
It had been "a privilege" to drive her, he said.
From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2026
O’Brien contended it was Thornton’s privilege to knock the runners loose, leaving Buck to “break it out” from a dead standstill.
From "The Call of the Wild" by Jack London
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In the decade preceding Xi, he noted, there was perhaps one such case—and even then, the official wasn’t imprisoned, but was merely stripped of privileges.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 9, 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
They will want to win enough money to shore up future playing privileges on the "old world" circuit.
From BBC ● Apr. 30, 2026
Bovino was sent back down to El Centro and lost his social media privileges, where he had long posted cringe-inducing videos about what a swell guy he was.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 27, 2026
It’s not like those programs that take away till your privileges completely.
From "Tears of a Tiger" by Sharon M. Draper
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Yet right now, it belongs only to a privileged few.
From Slate ● Jul. 20, 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
For example, it says the facility doesn’t provide headphones for tablets, making private phone calls — including privileged calls with attorneys — impossible unless the detainee can afford to purchase headphones from the commissary.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 1, 2026
We've been privileged to see him live several times but just to watch him together on TV this time will be special, because this is probably his last World Cup.
From BBC ● Jun. 22, 2026
They grew up privileged, not deprived, because they had mothers, fathers, grandparents, neighbors, church, family, a system that protected, sheltered, and raised them.
From "The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother" by James McBride
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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
Such consolidation has long worried literary types who fear it leads to the privileging of profit over culture.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 8, 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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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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