birthright
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bequest, heritage, inheritance, legacy, patrimony
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Overall, 65% of Americans said birthright citizenship should continue, including 90% of Clinton voters. — Gerald F. Seib, WSJ, "The Wall Marks a Deep Cultural Divide," 21 Jan. 2019 And lucky for Arthur, Mera feels the same way, giving up her highborn birthright to marry ornery Orm, and choosing instead to travel with Arthur to the Sahara Desert and Sicily to find clues regarding the whereabouts of the super trident. — Alex Abad-santos, Vox, "Aquaman goes for broke and lands somewhere between overstuffed marine opera and cheesy comic book fun," 11 Dec. 2018 For a century, aces were baseball’s studs, grabbing the mound for Game 1 as if by birthright and not letting go easily. — Ronald Blum, The Seattle Times, "Aces out: Sale, Kershaw chased early in Series opener," 23 Oct. 2018 The open display of effort signals that the candidates are not acting upon their birthright. — Rachel Sugar, Vox, "Mostly sweat.," 6 Nov. 2018 Irish citizens voted 79% to 21% to end birthright citizenship in a 2004 referendum. — Dave Seminara, WSJ, "Constitutional Ways to Curb ‘Birth Tourism’," 11 Nov. 2018 Despite claims by Trump, at least 30 countries offer birthright citizenship, including Canada and almost every country in Central and South America. — Christianna Silva, Teen Vogue, "Trump's Plan to Revoke Birthright Citizenship Is Another Attack on Immigrants," 30 Oct. 2018 Black activists promoted birthright as the standard by which their belonging should be measured. — Martha S. Jones, Time, "How the 14th Amendment's Promise of Birthright Citizenship Redefined America," 9 July 2018 Not all the wrinkles work, including a subplot involving a young nephew (Nicholas Braun) who is essentially cast in the role of minnow among the sharks, trying to claim a piece of his birthright. — Brian Lowry, CNN, "'Succession' spins media dynasty into juicy HBO drama," 31 May 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'birthright.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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