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privilege

An especially rare or fortunate opportunity; the good fortune (to do something).

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#1·Apr 27, 2026

An especially rare or fortunate opportunity; the good fortune (to do something).

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  • “That for 1 fucking minute - before we go back to our safe white privilege - we felt like marginalized people. We thought "But I didn't do anything wrong. Moreover I really wanted to help, and they still are hurting me. But why?" 9/11”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “Our white privilege always find an excuse to diminish their effort, to deny equal pay, equal rights, equal anything. And we are crying because our white saviour complex didn't get satisfied. 3/11”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “CISA flags critical Linux privilege escalation bug under active attack. CVE-2026-31431 now on the KEV list—patch your systems immediately. https://thehackernews.com/2026/05/cisa-adds-actively-exploited-linux-root.html #cybersecurity #infosec”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “Dalmatians when the stage coach scary dog privilege bubble popped: 😔”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “I wish I had enough pretty privilege to think I can wear white boxer shorts with a long tail dinner jacket.”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
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#2·Apr 27, 2026

(ecclesiastical law, now, chiefly, historical) An exemption from certain laws granted by the Pope.

All first-year professors here must teach four courses a term, yet you're only teaching one! What entitled you to such a privilege?
Origin: From , from and , from , from private + law. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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  • “Shame on the #Times and #Reformgraph - using the visual vocabulary of the #Nazis against Polanski is antisemitic, and also an admission that the Right are terrified of the transfer of privilege and wealth to the masses implicit in Green policy.”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “THREAT DETECTED DEPLOYING PRIVILEGE”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “My white British middle class gay brother is heading off to Disney Florida with his husband today. I really don't know what to think of this. Genuinely complicated feelings. Worry about his safety but also reflecting on his relative privilege.”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “Chris S. Lin, Yuqin Yan, Guozhen Ding, Joyce Qu, Joseph Zhu, David Lie, Gururaj Saileshwar GPUBreach: Privilege Escalation Attacks on GPUs using Rowhammer https://arxiv.org/abs/2605.03812”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • ““It was both a challenge and a privilege to find a little nugget of her life that fed a world-encompassing mystery plot," de Muriel told The Observer.”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
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#3·Apr 27, 2026

(countable) A particular benefit, advantage, or favor; a right or immunity enjoyed by some but not others; a prerogative, preferential treatment.

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  • “I adore President Obama but we need to remember he and his family served this country faithfully for 8 years 24/7. The man is now off the clock with our eternal gratitude for his service and whenever he chooses to speak now and whatever he choose to say-is his privilege.”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “Over the past 18+ years, we had the privilege of empowering 17,484 individuals using the power of #Kolbe to be more confident & decisive by understanding their natural #talents. Discover your #strengths at https://loom.ly/oRx7hoI #KolbeStrengthsWeek”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • ““…encourage early trail marriage, the relation to be entered into with a view to permanency, but with the privilege of breaking it if it proved unsuccessful and in the absence of offspring without suffering any great degree of public condemnation.” HowSexGotScrewedUp.com”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
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