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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
The high court ruled last month that lower courts cannot block nationwide policies, but did not explicitly address whether Trump’s birthright citizenship rule was constitutional.
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Sarah Whitmire, Forbes.com, 28 July 2025
On Friday, a federal judge in Boston blocked the Trump administration from ending birthright citizenship for the children of parents who are in the U.S. illegally, a case Campbell’s office brought forth in part.
—Lance Reynolds, Boston Herald, 27 July 2025
The White House issued a defiant statement on Friday after a judge blocked President Donald Trump's executive order on birthright citizenship, marking the third time a court has done so since a critical Supreme Court ruling in June.
—Sonam Sheth, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 July 2025
Trump also sought to dramatically upend birthright citizenship, the Constitutional provision that guarantees citizenship to any person born in the U.S.
—Kevin Johnson, The Conversation, 25 July 2025
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Sarah Whitmire, Forbes.com, 28 July 2025
On Friday, a federal judge in Boston blocked the Trump administration from ending birthright citizenship for the children of parents who are in the U.S. illegally, a case Campbell’s office brought forth in part.
—Lance Reynolds, Boston Herald, 27 July 2025
The White House issued a defiant statement on Friday after a judge blocked President Donald Trump's executive order on birthright citizenship, marking the third time a court has done so since a critical Supreme Court ruling in June.
—Sonam Sheth, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 July 2025
Trump also sought to dramatically upend birthright citizenship, the Constitutional provision that guarantees citizenship to any person born in the U.S.
—Kevin Johnson, The Conversation, 25 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for birthright
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What Is Generational Financial Trauma Generational financial trauma refers to physical, psychological, and emotional inheritance of attitudes and beliefs that are influenced by financial stress and financial anxiety experienced by previous generations.—
Rahkim Sabree,
Forbes.com,
5 Aug. 2025
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Fiction itself is utopian, too, a space where the unjust logic of inheritance and privilege can be questioned, rearranged or reversed.—
Nell Stevens
August 4,
Literary Hub,
4 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Title The title is the legal right to own and use a property.—
James Nelson,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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Inducing matriculation and retention at a university is not NIL as understood as part of the right of publicity.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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Another best practice is to implement the principle of least privilege access.—
TK Keanini,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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If you are stopped by law enforcement for driving under the influence of intoxicants, the California Department of Motor Vehicles has the authority to revoke or suspend your driving privilege.—
Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado,
Sacbee.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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But the truths about aldermanic privilege, sometimes called aldermanic prerogative, should be enough to make an honest alderman blush.—
David Greising,
Chicago Tribune,
1 Aug. 2025
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It’s commonly accepted that technical debt is a prerogative of old-fashioned companies and past times in general.—
Oleg Sadikov,
Forbes.com,
29 July 2025
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“Birthright.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/birthright. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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