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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Recent Examples of entitlement
The era of entitlement, which has plagued this franchise for at least a decade, has ended.
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Omar Kelly,
Miami Herald,
2 June 2026
Terms like coercive control and male entitlement now circulate far beyond academic settings.
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Kate Casey,
Vanity Fair,
2 June 2026
But your New Country friends speak of theirs with an affection and an entitlement that, together, unnerve you.
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Taiye Selasi,
New Yorker,
31 May 2026
The fact that there was a legal dispute over these entitlements, with the workers and the State of New York on one side and the platforms on the other, demonstrates the political stakes of their struggle.
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Literary Hub,
28 May 2026
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Omar Kelly,
Miami Herald,
2 June 2026
Terms like coercive control and male entitlement now circulate far beyond academic settings.
—
Kate Casey,
Vanity Fair,
2 June 2026
But your New Country friends speak of theirs with an affection and an entitlement that, together, unnerve you.
—
Taiye Selasi,
New Yorker,
31 May 2026
The fact that there was a legal dispute over these entitlements, with the workers and the State of New York on one side and the platforms on the other, demonstrates the political stakes of their struggle.
—
Literary Hub,
28 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for entitlement
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The current unrest first erupted in May after Paz cut long-standing fuel subsidies to shrink the deficit.
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Advertisement Across Asia, where many countries have been hard hit by the shortages, governments have also rolled out a number of fuel subsidies.
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The council eventually approved allocating $20,000 to the town’s sustaining grant program and allowed applicants to amend their proposal to account for the increase funds.
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This story has been updated to correct inaccurate information provided about recipients of In Her Hands grants.
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Just the requests to date could drain Mid Delta’s $678,000 allotment for cooling assistance.
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The whole issue of restocking vacant allotments?
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In 2022, Lake County was awarded a $122 million appropriation from the state agency, earmarked for regional stormwater initiatives to reduce flooding.
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In a systemic crisis, Congressional appropriation—taxpayer money—backstops that fund.
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“Entitlement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/entitlement. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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