1
as in to authorize
to give a right to
the card entitles my grandmother to the discount for senior citizens
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2
as in to name
to give a name to
apart from the obvious, she couldn't decide what to entitle her painting of a vase with flowers
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Recent Examples of entitle
For instance, immigrants under work authorization, or those with green cards, can obtain specialized Social Security numbers but are not entitled to payments from taxes paid within their first five years in the country.
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Aaron Navarro, CBS News, 10 Apr. 2025
College athletes who played sports between 2016 and 2024 that weren't entitled to the full NIL benefits would be awarded back damages in the settlement.
—Natasha Dye, People.com, 9 Apr. 2025
Khalaf is also writing a TV series entitled The Syrian Doctor about a medic who arrested and tortured in 2012 for treating pro-democracy protestors and then flees to France with his three-year-old daughter.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 8 Apr. 2025
In celebration of the movie's 30th anniversary, the documentary entitled Not Just a Goof, debuting today on Disney+, tells the untold story of the creative team and their up and down journey tackling their first Disney feature.
—Devonne Goode, Parents, 7 Apr. 2025
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Aaron Navarro, CBS News, 10 Apr. 2025
College athletes who played sports between 2016 and 2024 that weren't entitled to the full NIL benefits would be awarded back damages in the settlement.
—Natasha Dye, People.com, 9 Apr. 2025
Khalaf is also writing a TV series entitled The Syrian Doctor about a medic who arrested and tortured in 2012 for treating pro-democracy protestors and then flees to France with his three-year-old daughter.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 8 Apr. 2025
In celebration of the movie's 30th anniversary, the documentary entitled Not Just a Goof, debuting today on Disney+, tells the untold story of the creative team and their up and down journey tackling their first Disney feature.
—Devonne Goode, Parents, 7 Apr. 2025
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The settlement would authorize colleges to directly pay athletes via a share up to 22% of the average power conference athletic media, ticket and sponsorship revenue with their athletes, with $20.5 million expected to be the initial annual cap.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
13 Apr. 2025
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The spending was authorized by Assembly Bill 132, signed by Gov. Jerry Brown in 2017.—
Susan Shelley,
Oc Register,
12 Apr. 2025
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It wasn’t named in the companion antitrust cases of Hubbard or Carter, either.—
Daniel Libit,
Sportico.com,
11 Apr. 2025
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Many have yet to be identified, while some are known in occupation but not name, including an Army captain, three Grupo Poular employees, a cardiologist, an architect, and a former United Nations officer.—
Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
10 Apr. 2025
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Furthermore, what determines the criteria for ‘Britishness,’ which organizations would qualify for funding, why would a fund be better placed to determine what audiences want to watch, which individuals would be expected to allocate funding, how would the funding be spent?—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Apr. 2025
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White is among the top 100 snooker players in the world (No. 93 on the list), and is hoping to qualify in the World Snooker Championship.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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However, today most young people rarely call each other.—
Andrea Wigfield,
CNN,
14 Feb. 2023
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Marx himself would call DEI a classic case of ideology, a set of benign-seeming ideas that disguise the workings of the rulers, in this case empowered progressives.—
WSJ,
WSJ,
14 Feb. 2023
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Phishing attacks often attempt to get people to share personal information, like Social Security numbers, which enables criminals to access finances.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Apr. 2025
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Archer Aviation Archer's efforts to secure what's called 'Type Certification' from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for Midnight could enable the eVTOL company to operate out of major airports.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
17 Apr. 2025
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Lyonne received widespread acclaim for the role, nominated for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series at the 75th Primetime Emmy Awards.—
Nicholas Creel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 Apr. 2025
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Advertisement Advertisement The blistering Fourth Circuit opinion was penned by Chief Judge J. Harvie Wilkinson III, an 80-year-old conservative jurist nominated to the court in 1983 by President Ronald Reagan and who was on President George W. Bush’s shortlist of potential Supreme Court nominees.—
TIME Staff,
Time,
18 Apr. 2025
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The Court does not express an opinion on whether the Alien Enemies Act actually permits Trump to deport anyone.—
Ian Millhiser,
Vox,
8 Apr. 2025
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Under former trade agreements, China committed to releasing 34 foreign films per year under revenue-share terms, with overseas studios permitted to a 25 percent share of ticket sales.—
Patrick Brzeski,
HollywoodReporter,
8 Apr. 2025
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Safety advocates have designated April as a month for awareness of low-head dams and their dangerous currents, which contribute to 50 drownings a year in the United States.—
Troy Aidan Sambajon,
Christian Science Monitor,
14 Apr. 2025
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Trump has stepped up enforcement against transnational gangs, designating Tren de Aragua, MS-13 and six Mexican cartels as terrorist groups, citing murder, kidnapping, drug trafficking and other crimes.—
Andrew Goudsward and Ted Hesson,
USA Today,
13 Apr. 2025
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“Entitle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/entitle. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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