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a sum of money allotted for a specific use by official or formal action
entitlements to local school districts
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Recent Examples of entitlement
This is not to say that this new concept of powered land is without challenges, including securing the appropriate land, managing entitlement processes with local governments, and working with utility providers to obtain sufficient commitments.
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Diana Olick, CNBC, 14 Oct. 2025
His humor has always been rooted in humiliation and helplessness, in the fragile border between male entitlement and panic.
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2025
MacGuineas also emphasized the pressing need to address long-term entitlement program insolvencies, specifically Medicare and Social Security trust funds, which face financial depletion without reform within roughly seven years.
—Dave Smith, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2025
When accounting for pre-development, procurement of entitlements such as zoning, environmental review, full buildout and operation, the project is expected to take approximately 10 years to complete.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 3 Oct. 2025
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Diana Olick, CNBC, 14 Oct. 2025
His humor has always been rooted in humiliation and helplessness, in the fragile border between male entitlement and panic.
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2025
MacGuineas also emphasized the pressing need to address long-term entitlement program insolvencies, specifically Medicare and Social Security trust funds, which face financial depletion without reform within roughly seven years.
—Dave Smith, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2025
When accounting for pre-development, procurement of entitlements such as zoning, environmental review, full buildout and operation, the project is expected to take approximately 10 years to complete.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 3 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for entitlement
Noun
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The potential cost increases are tied to the expiration of pandemic-era subsidies at the end of the year.—
Molly Beck,
jsonline.com,
27 Oct. 2025
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Some Republicans dismiss projections that ACA premiums will more than double without the subsidies, calling them exaggerated and arguing the law has fueled fraud and abuse that must be curbed.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
27 Oct. 2025
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The vote also comes four months after the city council approved $125 million grant package to help the development and address flooding concerns surrounding the cite.—
Harrison Mantas,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
22 Oct. 2025
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Wall resigned from lobbying for Mooresville BTR a month after the Centralina vote accepting the grant.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
22 Oct. 2025
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This allotment of subsidies saw twice as many bids for tax credits compared to the same application window last year, according to the film commission.—
Winston Cho,
HollywoodReporter,
21 Oct. 2025
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For valet spaces, hotels with the standard allotment of two valet street spots of 22 feet each would pay $5,600 per year, up from the current $600 per year.—
Noah Lyons,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 Oct. 2025
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This pragmatic project expanded the White House's capacity during a period of global crisis and was funded through wartime appropriations.—
Jordan King,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Oct. 2025
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Salaries for some federal employees, including the vast majority of those at the Department of Veterans Affairs, do not come out of appropriations that Congress must approve every year.—
The NPR Network,
NPR,
24 Oct. 2025
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“Entitlement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/entitlement. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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