privileged

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With the cost of education at four-year universities, it's clear something must be done to rein in prices or only the privileged will be able to afford it.

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  1. adjective Enjoying a privilege or having privileges: a privileged childhood; privileged society.
  2. adjective Confined to an exclusive or chosen group of individuals: privileged information.
  3. noun Privileged people considered as a group. Often used with the.

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  • I grew up very privileged, and it's important to talk about privilege, because we don't talk about it here. —  Chris Abani on the stories of Africa
  • They wouldn't know hard work if it walked up and bit them on their over-privileged, aristocratic, condescending asses. —  Sadly, No!
  • Helene and her sister, Marlene, were spoiled children -- privileged would be an understatement given the less than miserable circumstances that so many others in Liberia suffered through each day. —  The Washington Note
  • Only the privileged, the families of the Politburo ever had an opportunity at a quality education. —  GoDeKalb.com - Atlanta's DeKalb News, Events & People
  • Realistically, such a system will inevitably produce failures and scandals tied to "crony capitalism" -- privileged back-dealings with well-connected nonfinancial businesses. —  The Nation: Top Stories
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