be privileged

phrase

: to have the good fortune (to have, be, or do something)
I was privileged to be part of the winning team.

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As a result, non-Jewish sources have necessarily had to be privileged, a fact which has the unfortunate effect of reinforcing Jewish exclusion. Literary Hub, 8 Sep. 2026 Rather, differences would be privileged over sameness. Doris Bittar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Apr. 2026 LaFrance in February had also called on the administration to release the reports, with any information the administration believed to be privileged redacted from the reports, and with a log of the omissions. Emily Goodykoontz, Anchorage Daily News, 8 Feb. 2023 While evacuees like Aida may be privileged with their skills in English, many can’t speak it – much less read or write in their native languages, says Shams. Sarah Matusek, The Christian Science Monitor, 6 Sep. 2022 Google tried to educate its employees on what types of communications might be privileged, and explained how employees might protect or lose the privilege. Joshua Stein, Forbes, 16 May 2022

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“Be privileged.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/be%20privileged. Accessed 19 Sep. 2026.

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