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EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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She seemed to regard an easy, comfortable life as some kind of birthright .
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The President ended his speech by saying "Dignity and self-respect are the birthright of every American citizen."
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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As yet, there is only speculation that Charles will relinquish his birthright .
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By way of contrast, natural resource industries were essentially a birthright .
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His settlement he regarded as his birthright or his freehold.
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It could suggest Jacob's willingness to hand Esau back his birthright .
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It is not a mere matter of citizenship; it is a birthright and a shared inheritance.
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They have, almost as a birthright , a restless dissatisfaction with the status quo.
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They picked rulers on the basis of achievement, not birthright .
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Years later, Cloud became a hermit, declining his birthright as king.