as in subsidy
a sum of money allotted for a specific use by official or formal action
entitlements to local school districts
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Alam skillfully demonstrates how the notion of entitlement papers over the gap between the fantasy of the American dream and the reality of American life.
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Tope Folarin, The Atlantic, 12 Sep. 2024
People high on grandiose narcissism exhibit an inflated sense of superiority or self-importance, a lack of empathy, overconfidence, and entitlement.
—Joy Emeh, Health, 9 Sep. 2024
Although Bush and Obama both flirted with what was once called entitlement reform, Trump and Biden now present themselves as adamantine defenders of Social Security and Medicare, each accusing the other of secretly aiming to cut those programs.
—Andrew Cockburn, Harper's Magazine, 19 Aug. 2024
Taming the upward trajectory of this more than half century-old entitlement program that is jointly run by the federal and state governments is among the top priorities for state budget writers.
—Patrick Gleason, Forbes, 26 Sep. 2024
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Tope Folarin, The Atlantic, 12 Sep. 2024
People high on grandiose narcissism exhibit an inflated sense of superiority or self-importance, a lack of empathy, overconfidence, and entitlement.
—Joy Emeh, Health, 9 Sep. 2024
Although Bush and Obama both flirted with what was once called entitlement reform, Trump and Biden now present themselves as adamantine defenders of Social Security and Medicare, each accusing the other of secretly aiming to cut those programs.
—Andrew Cockburn, Harper's Magazine, 19 Aug. 2024
Taming the upward trajectory of this more than half century-old entitlement program that is jointly run by the federal and state governments is among the top priorities for state budget writers.
—Patrick Gleason, Forbes, 26 Sep. 2024
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“Entitlement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/entitlement. Accessed 24 Oct. 2024.
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