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privileges

  • plural
    of privilege.
    privilege
  • present tense form
    of privilege (3rd person singular).
    privilege

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Today’s housecats enjoy privileges that their ancestors could hardly have imagined.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

After NBC News shed light on Combs’ alleged prison privileges, the rapper was reportedly moved back to solitary confinement.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2026

Starr acknowledged it's a male-dominated field and would like female artists to have more "space in the genre" and be "allowed the same privileges".

From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026

He’s working from a relatively clean slate, and experiencing all of the privileges and drawbacks that come with it.

From Salon ● Aug. 24, 2026

Pretrial detainees are generally housed in local jails, where they enjoy more privileges and more latitude than convicted criminals who are sent to prison.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson