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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
As President Trump's executive order ending birthright citizenship faces multiple legal challenges, some tribal members are concerned the U.S. Justice Department is using a Supreme Court case that denied Native Americans U.S. citizenship in the 1800s to justify the president's position.
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Jessica Boehm, Axios, 10 Feb. 2025
Trump signed an executive order on his first day in office to try to eliminate birthright citizenship for those whose parents are not authorized to be in the country.
—Carolyn Komatsoulis, Idaho Statesman, 9 Feb. 2025
The president can’t change the Constitution, so Trump’s executive order claiming to roll back birthright citizenship is beyond his power.
—Noah Feldman, The Mercury News, 8 Feb. 2025
Merely creating uncertainty over the future of birthright citizenship advances his agenda.
—Clive Crook, Twin Cities, 8 Feb. 2025
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Jessica Boehm, Axios, 10 Feb. 2025
Trump signed an executive order on his first day in office to try to eliminate birthright citizenship for those whose parents are not authorized to be in the country.
—Carolyn Komatsoulis, Idaho Statesman, 9 Feb. 2025
The president can’t change the Constitution, so Trump’s executive order claiming to roll back birthright citizenship is beyond his power.
—Noah Feldman, The Mercury News, 8 Feb. 2025
Merely creating uncertainty over the future of birthright citizenship advances his agenda.
—Clive Crook, Twin Cities, 8 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for birthright
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Macu Machín; 2024; Spain; 72 min Three sisters reunite to divide up their family’s inheritance in this poetic and tender portrait set in the Canary Islands.—
Addie Morfoot,
Variety,
5 Feb. 2025
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The timeline starts ticking based on the date of inheritance.—
Roxana Popescu,
The Mercury News,
30 Jan. 2025
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Disability rights protected by NJ law The state offers legal protection through the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination, which safeguards against workplace bias, including for remote workers.—
Gene Myers,
USA TODAY,
11 Feb. 2025
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And even if O’Neill Burke chooses not to, the state’s Workers Rights Amendment, which enshrines the right to collective bargaining in the state’s constitution, provides a legal foundation to counteract the 1995 decision, labor representatives said.—
Madeline Buckley,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Feb. 2025
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All of which ignores the unbelievable luck and privilege of being born into a functional family with a safe place to live and plenty to eat.—
Heidi Stevens,
Chicago Tribune,
31 Jan. 2025
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Dylan is focused on not losing the privileges that he’s been given.—
Ethan Shanfeld,
Variety,
31 Jan. 2025
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The 20 best Super Bowl commercials of all time Best: Shania Twain for Coffee mate The best thing about being a Super Bowl enjoyer, is the prerogative to have a little fun.—
Ryan Coleman,
EW.com,
7 Feb. 2025
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The Journal is owned by Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp. and has not shied away from pushing back on President Trump’s Cabinet picks or criticizing his agenda prerogatives.—
Dominick Mastrangelo,
The Hill,
30 Jan. 2025
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“Birthright.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/birthright. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.
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