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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
The president-elect has also pledged to upend the longstanding principle of birthright citizenship, in a bid to prevent children born to unauthorized immigrants from becoming American citizens at birth.
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Camilo Montoya-Galvez, CBS News, 17 Jan. 2025
Here are some things to know about Trump’s promises:
Trump can’t always act unilaterally
The constitutional right to birthright citizenship, for example, cannot be ended with a stroke of his pen.
—Calvin Woodward, Chicago Tribune, 16 Jan. 2025
The consequences of such a ruling would be enormous, turning the clock back to a time when American birthright citizenship was available only to some.
—Rachel E. Rosenbloom / Made By History, TIME, 15 Jan. 2025
Attempts to end birthright citizenship may result in legal confusion similar to the travel ban in the first term against people from primarily Muslim nations.
—Stuart Anderson, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
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Camilo Montoya-Galvez, CBS News, 17 Jan. 2025
Here are some things to know about Trump’s promises:
Trump can’t always act unilaterally
The constitutional right to birthright citizenship, for example, cannot be ended with a stroke of his pen.
—Calvin Woodward, Chicago Tribune, 16 Jan. 2025
The consequences of such a ruling would be enormous, turning the clock back to a time when American birthright citizenship was available only to some.
—Rachel E. Rosenbloom / Made By History, TIME, 15 Jan. 2025
Attempts to end birthright citizenship may result in legal confusion similar to the travel ban in the first term against people from primarily Muslim nations.
—Stuart Anderson, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for birthright
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For spouses who inherit an IRA, understanding the options available is essential to make the most of this inheritance and avoid costly mistakes.—
James Brewer,
Forbes,
17 Jan. 2025
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Pinto was left a good inheritance by Hughes, especially in the dugout where Andoni Iraola continues to work wonders.—
The Athletic UK Staff,
The Athletic,
14 Jan. 2025
Noun
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But a square hole at bottom right reveals a middle-aged couple in the distance, dressed in dark business suits.—
E. Tammy Kim,
The New Yorker,
18 Jan. 2025
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To get started, from the Kindle’s homepage tap the three dots in the top right, then Create a Collection.—
David Nield,
WIRED,
18 Jan. 2025
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For those women denied the privilege of department store entry owing to race or lack of means, the comfort station was the only option for getting some privacy in public.—
The Editors,
JSTOR Daily,
22 Jan. 2025
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The Kaspersky Security Services research revealed how some of these vulnerabilities could be used by hackers, if successfully exploited, to launch denial-of-service attacks, escalate user privileges and potentially steal data.—
Davey Winder,
Forbes,
21 Jan. 2025
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The interactions with Congress are this delicate dance, because a secretary wants to protect the prerogatives of the president and the executive branch.—
Evelyn Farkas,
The Conversation,
11 Jan. 2025
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For well more than a century, regulating immigration has been purely a federal prerogative.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
11 Jan. 2025
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“Birthright.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/birthright. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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