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as in right
something to which one has a just claim
the promotion is his birthright, after the work he put in
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Recent Examples of birthright
Scores of existing orders would be unenforceable, such as the national injunction prohibiting Trump from eviscerating the 14th Amendment’s guarantee of birthright citizenship and a temporary restraining order that Harvard just won to protect some 6,800 foreign students.
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Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 27 May 2025
After Trump issued an executive order ending birthright citizenship — and three district court judges issued injunctions against it -- the administration asked the high court to issue definitive guidance the matter.
—Devin Dwyer, ABC News, 27 May 2025
Contrary to conventional wisdom, birthright citizenship is not entirely settled U.S. law.
—James Thomas Snyder, Mercury News, 24 May 2025
Nearly half of all U.S. immigrants come from Latin America, according to the Pew Research Center, though the Administration is making strong efforts to reshape the face of the country through efforts to end birthright citizenship and end legal protections for Venezuelan migrants.
—Solcyré Burga, Time, 23 May 2025
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Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 27 May 2025
After Trump issued an executive order ending birthright citizenship — and three district court judges issued injunctions against it -- the administration asked the high court to issue definitive guidance the matter.
—Devin Dwyer, ABC News, 27 May 2025
Contrary to conventional wisdom, birthright citizenship is not entirely settled U.S. law.
—James Thomas Snyder, Mercury News, 24 May 2025
Nearly half of all U.S. immigrants come from Latin America, according to the Pew Research Center, though the Administration is making strong efforts to reshape the face of the country through efforts to end birthright citizenship and end legal protections for Venezuelan migrants.
—Solcyré Burga, Time, 23 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for birthright
Noun
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The novel follows Libby, a young woman who forgoes college to buy and fix up a Victorian house with her inheritance.—
Carly Tagen-Dye,
People.com,
27 May 2025
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As King Charles’ health becomes more serious, royal fans just received an update on another royal family member’s inheritance that will be split between Prince Harry and Prince William.—
Jason Pham,
StyleCaster,
22 May 2025
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Instead, the court said that the right to claim burdens on executive functions belongs to the president, not to his opponents in the case.—
Dan Mangan,
CNBC,
30 May 2025
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Tesla needs to get this right, and the technology is still a work in progress.—
Hugh Cameron,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 May 2025
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But here the focus is on a Black family grappling both with the burdens and privileges of a father’s unique legacy and the difficulty of adapting to changing times and new frontiers of political struggle.—
Charles McNulty,
Los Angeles Times,
3 June 2025
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Calling the pressure of ending the 18-game losing streak a privilege, López led the Twins to a 3-1 victory in the wild-card opener against Toronto and followed it with a dominant seven innings in Houston for a second-round win.—
Dan Hayes,
New York Times,
2 June 2025
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Even if this accountability is a product of a certain place and time, and even if others deserve it more, our prerogative as a superpower is to demand it.—
Henry Leutwyler Robert Petkoff Emma Kehlbeck Quinton Kamara,
New York Times,
20 May 2025
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Supporters of the move argue the department is an example of bloated federal bureaucracy and that its functions should be the prerogative of states, rather than the federal government.—
Rebecca Noel,
Charlotte Observer,
1 Apr. 2025
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“Birthright.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/birthright. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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