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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
This is also exacerbated by the Trump administration’s challenges to birthright citizenship, a key right that gave citizenship to the formerly enslaved and later guaranteed important rights to the entire populace.
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Timothy Welbeck, The Conversation, 16 June 2025
The poll shows Americans support admitting international students and maintaining birthright citizenship and may be wearying of the president’s mass deportation policies.
—Stuart Anderson, Forbes.com, 12 June 2025
Despite the administration's push to roll back birthright citizenship, 70 percent of Americans say the constitutional guarantee should remain in place.
—Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 June 2025
If the court grants the Justice Department's request, the administration would be prevented from implementing the birthright citizenship measure against 22 states, seven individuals and two immigrants' rights organizations.
—Melissa Quinn
june 9, CBS News, 9 June 2025
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Timothy Welbeck, The Conversation, 16 June 2025
The poll shows Americans support admitting international students and maintaining birthright citizenship and may be wearying of the president’s mass deportation policies.
—Stuart Anderson, Forbes.com, 12 June 2025
Despite the administration's push to roll back birthright citizenship, 70 percent of Americans say the constitutional guarantee should remain in place.
—Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 June 2025
If the court grants the Justice Department's request, the administration would be prevented from implementing the birthright citizenship measure against 22 states, seven individuals and two immigrants' rights organizations.
—Melissa Quinn
june 9, CBS News, 9 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for birthright
Noun
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This week could offer you an opportunity to increase your nest egg or see a large chunk of cash arrive, whether in the form of a settlement, bonus, inheritance, line of credit or other boon.—
Kyle Thomas,
People.com,
22 June 2025
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This might be an inheritance, financial favor or practical help.—
Georgia Nicols,
Denver Post,
22 June 2025
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Zain Lakhani, director of migrant rights and justice at the Women’s Refugee Commission, said the long backlog of U visas can take between 10 to 20 years before an immigrant survivor is given protection.—
Victoria Valenzuela,
USA Today,
23 June 2025
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The movement also alleged that the company pays its workers low wages and suppresses workers' rights and union efforts.—
Jenna Sundel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 June 2025
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And, while very few expect Wales to get out of the group, or perhaps even win a single point in the process of trying, the lack of pressure is viewed as a privilege in the camp.—
Megan Feringa,
New York Times,
27 June 2025
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Authorities on Thursday rolled back restrictions at nine California prisons where privileges had been suspended and inmate movements restricted because of a statewide surge in violence.—
Matthew Ormseth,
Los Angeles Times,
27 June 2025
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If New Balance wants to overpay him in an effort to carve out market share, that’s its prerogative under the laws of capitalism.—
Mark Zeigler,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 June 2025
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The growing preponderance of gray dads marks both the prerogatives of maleness and greater gender equality.—
Jelani Cobb,
New Yorker,
14 June 2025
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“Birthright.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/birthright. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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