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as in right
something to which one has a just claim
the promotion is his birthright, after the work he put in
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Recent Examples of birthright
Trump also signed an executive order declaring a national emergency at the US southern border to bolster military presence and send migrants to Guantanamo Bay, and has kicked off the process to end birthright citizenship, which was met with legal challenges.
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Elise Hammond, CNN Money, 17 May 2025
That has always been our national ethos, and birthright citizenship has been its most powerful expression.
—Vilerka Bilbao, The Orlando Sentinel, 16 May 2025
Today's top stories The U.S. Supreme Court appeared to be at least partially divided yesterday as the justices heard arguments over birthright citizenship.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 16 May 2025
The nation's highest court was hearing arguments about whether lower courts have the authority to block Trump's executive order to end birthright citizenship, which ensures that children born in the U.S. are citizens regardless of their parents' status.
—Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 May 2025
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Elise Hammond, CNN Money, 17 May 2025
That has always been our national ethos, and birthright citizenship has been its most powerful expression.
—Vilerka Bilbao, The Orlando Sentinel, 16 May 2025
Today's top stories The U.S. Supreme Court appeared to be at least partially divided yesterday as the justices heard arguments over birthright citizenship.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 16 May 2025
The nation's highest court was hearing arguments about whether lower courts have the authority to block Trump's executive order to end birthright citizenship, which ensures that children born in the U.S. are citizens regardless of their parents' status.
—Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for birthright
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Ultimately, The Phoenician Scheme is a story about inheritance, literal and metaphorical.—
Mia Galuppo,
HollywoodReporter,
18 May 2025
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Van Rappard’s potential departure underscores earlier concerns that the U.K. could see an exodus of wealthy individuals after the Labour government adopted a series of reforms that increases taxes on capital gains and inheritances, while ending a preferential regime for non-domiciled residents.—
Robert Olsen,
Forbes.com,
14 May 2025
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The rights to Gregory Maguire's 1995 novel Wicked were quickly snatched up for a movie adaptation, with Demi Moore's production company optioning.—
EW Staff,
EW.com,
18 May 2025
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Earlier this year President Trump signed an executive order which seeks to restrict this right, which was established by the 14th Amendment in 1868.—
Ramon Padilla,
USA Today,
18 May 2025
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Punishments for killing a grizzly include a maximum civil penalty of $10,000, up to six months in jail, and losing hunting privileges for one to three years, the wildlife agency’s spokesperson T.J. Ross told McClatchy News by email May 21.—
Helena Wegner,
Idaho Statesman,
22 May 2025
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Rubio reiterated that student visas are a privilege not a right, especially if a person engages in property destruction or other acts of violence.—
David Catanese,
Miami Herald,
21 May 2025
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But how exactly state judges should balance their prerogative to run their courtrooms without federal interference and federal officials' prerogative to enforce immigration law remains ambiguous.—
Tovia Smith,
NPR,
17 May 2025
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With countless examples like St. Louis, Congress should consider legislation to help empower criminal juries to exercise their full measure of powers and prerogatives and better equip them to play their historic injustice-preventing role in our breathtakingly punitive criminal justice system.—
Mike Fox,
Chicago Tribune,
14 May 2025
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“Birthright.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/birthright. Accessed 27 May. 2025.
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