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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
Trump has sought to fire thousands of federal workers, dismantle independent agencies, end birthright citizenship and impose tariffs on countries that have a trade deficit with the U.S. or have aggrieved him in some other way.
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Zac Anderson, USA TODAY, 22 Feb. 2025
President Trump is seeking to end birthright citizenship for children whose parents are undocumented or are lawfully present in the US on temporary visas.
—Alexandra Banner, CNN, 20 Feb. 2025
More Trump administration and politics news: The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals declined the Justice Department’s request to immediately reinstate Trump’s executive order limiting birthright citizenship, setting up a potential fight in the Supreme Court.
—Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 20 Feb. 2025
One of those topics was the presidential election and understanding the changes President Donald Trump has made or tried to usher in, such as birthright citizenship.
—Raisa Habersham, Miami Herald, 20 Feb. 2025
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That inheritance, supplemented by her subsequent work in the private sector, increased plenty by the time Trump tapped her to be his first transportation secretary.—
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This includes the majority of the financial inheritance, family heirlooms and the family home.—
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In the center of the row of inputs there is an Ethernet port with two USB-C data ports to its right which can be used for attaching peripherals or storage.—
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However, despite his disapproval of the administration's action, Casey said that Trump acted within his rights as president.—
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Treasury's disclosure that a political appointee was granted read/write privileges to sensitive its databases will not help the Trump administration's case.—
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But only two players have the privilege of managing the team’s turn-up tunes.—
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There's really not much institutional prerogative right now.—
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The move risks destabilizing fragile diplomatic efforts, potentially undermines constitutional prerogatives, authorities, and principles on trade, and threatens global supply chains critical to U.S. businesses.—
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“Birthright.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/birthright. Accessed 28 Feb. 2025.
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