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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
It should not be forgotten that the actual injunction in this case was to prevent the executive from ignoring the birthright citizenship clause in the Fourteenth Amendment.
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Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 4 July 2025
In the most recent term, the Court's ruling in Trump v. CASA, a case related to the president's executive order on birthright citizenship, drew criticism from many in the legal community.
—Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 July 2025
This Supreme Court’s 18th-century majority cited that ancient law in licensing Trump to begin stripping naturalized Americans of their birthright citizenship pending its eventual decision — Heaven knows when — on whether he should be allowed to do it.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 3 July 2025
Several legal challenges to the birthright citizenship order are moving through the courts.
—Suzanne Gamboa, NBC news, 3 July 2025
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Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 4 July 2025
In the most recent term, the Court's ruling in Trump v. CASA, a case related to the president's executive order on birthright citizenship, drew criticism from many in the legal community.
—Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 July 2025
This Supreme Court’s 18th-century majority cited that ancient law in licensing Trump to begin stripping naturalized Americans of their birthright citizenship pending its eventual decision — Heaven knows when — on whether he should be allowed to do it.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 3 July 2025
Several legal challenges to the birthright citizenship order are moving through the courts.
—Suzanne Gamboa, NBC news, 3 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for birthright
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Japan’s financial sector faces its biggest shakeup in decades thanks to an end to zero interest rates and an imminent wave of inheritances.—
semafor.com,
semafor.com,
4 July 2025
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Leave an inheritance Life insurance can be an effective way to pass on wealth, either to your family or community.—
Brian Sloan,
CNBC,
1 July 2025
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Spokeswoman Ravina Shamdasani said the rights office was not able to attribute responsibility for the killings.—
WAFAA SHURAFA,
arkansasonline.com,
5 July 2025
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But advocates for migrants, LGBTQ+ rights activists and others were left shaking their heads and vowing to find other ways to keep fighting on issues that went against them.—
Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
5 July 2025
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O'Connor declined to answer questions during a deposition scheduled for Wednesday in front of the House Committee on Oversight and Government, asserting physician-patient privilege as well as his right against self-incrimination under the Fifth Amendment.—
Elena Moore,
NPR,
9 July 2025
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That fleet has many hundreds of thousands of customers eagerly willing to pay for the privilege of testing Tesla’s prototype software, and to provide training data for it.—
Brad Templeton,
Forbes.com,
9 July 2025
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Protecting that energy is your professional prerogative.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
3 July 2025
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Not that Leonard casts judgment; that is neither his prerogative nor his shtick.—
Anthony Lane,
New Yorker,
30 June 2025
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“Birthright.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/birthright. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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