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as in benefited
to provide with something useful or desirable
there's no question that that bicycle racer was significantly advantaged by a great set of genes
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Recent Examples of advantaged
Bernard Marr, Forbes, 16 Sep. 2024
That is accelerating the destruction of wetlands, which serve as a critical barrier, and speeding up flooding across the coast, often with less advantaged communities most vulnerable.
—Ricky Carioti, Washington Post, 5 July 2024
The experience is starkly different at some of the district’s more advantaged schools, including its magnet programs open to high-performing students.
—Christine Wen, The Conversation, 15 Feb. 2024
Maury’s students, as is typical with more advantaged children, score higher on standardized tests, and some parents are anxious about whether a merger could bring down averages.
—Lauren Lumpkin, Washington Post, 14 Feb. 2024
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On the other hand, others believe that AI will exacerbate the problems faced by many of the world’s poorest and least advantaged, further funneling access to wealth and resources to the few.
—Bernard Marr, Forbes, 16 Sep. 2024
That is accelerating the destruction of wetlands, which serve as a critical barrier, and speeding up flooding across the coast, often with less advantaged communities most vulnerable.
—Ricky Carioti, Washington Post, 5 July 2024
The experience is starkly different at some of the district’s more advantaged schools, including its magnet programs open to high-performing students.
—Christine Wen, The Conversation, 15 Feb. 2024
Maury’s students, as is typical with more advantaged children, score higher on standardized tests, and some parents are anxious about whether a merger could bring down averages.
—Lauren Lumpkin, Washington Post, 14 Feb. 2024
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Prioritize Accessibility: Leaders must advocate for policies that ensure BCIs benefit all, not just the privileged.Jason Snyder, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
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Plenty of workers can afford to walk away, too, a privileged place to be.Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
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Working from home has been a common practice since 2020, after the COVID-19 pandemic hit, and those who benefited from it the most were probably pets and their owners, who got to spend lots of extra time together throughout the day.Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
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Each of those institutions has benefitted from major grants this year.Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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Although Helene has exacerbated community concerns in households up and down Junaluska Road, many feel blessed that they were spared.Ella Adams, USA TODAY, 24 Nov. 2024
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The sidewalks will approximately double in width, with another band of space given over to tree pits, supplying a blessed bit of shade.Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 17 Oct. 2024
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All of this opened an opportunity for businesses and better-off Pakistanis to begin importing solar panels from China, which can pay for themselves in as little as two years and free their users from the expensive, unreliable grid.Noah Gordon, Vox, 1 Dec. 2024
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Millennials are also better-off financially than boomers were at the same age.Daniel de Visé, USA TODAY, 19 Oct. 2024
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“Advantaged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/advantaged. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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