special privilege
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Working out of the office isn’t framed as an exception or special privilege but a part of the job, and managers are trained to think of their teams as a unit irrespective of location.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 9, 2022
What a special, special privilege to have been able to count Walter as one of my dearest and most beloved friends.
From Slate • Feb. 16, 2022
No one bought Tiley’s claim that Djokovic wasn’t being granted a special privilege.
From Washington Post • Jan. 6, 2022
"No other industry enjoys that amount of special privilege."
From Salon • Oct. 29, 2021
In the space of five weeks he had become an afterthought whose past performance earned no special privilege and seemed largely forgotten.
From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger
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