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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a case of privilege" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a situation or instance where someone benefits from advantages or rights that are not available to others, often due to social or economic factors.
Example: "In discussions about social justice, we often encounter a case of privilege that highlights the disparities between different groups in society."
Alternatives: "an instance of privilege" or "a situation of privilege".
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This was hardly a case of privilege rewarding privilege.
The sentence was condemned by critics as a case of privilege being rewarded with leniency.
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Essentially, passing privilege is a case of, "If you look a certain way, you don't have to deal with all the bullshit that we hand out to other transgender people".
Becky, however misguided and ridiculous, was just a young woman with a severe case of white privilege and a deep lack of education on racism and intersectionality.
But in Ware's account it was a craven case of class privilege.
To uphold a claim of privilege in this case would open the way to distortion of facts by permitting a witness to select any stopping place in the testimony.
In this case, the uncle is in a seat of privilege, and his letters to the Times are not likely to be spiked by its editors.
In some cases, residents have accused the university of being the problem; it has had years of acrimonious labor disputes, and in other cases, the very existence of a bastion of privilege has infuriated the city's impoverished elements by the sheer power of contrast.
The majority agreed that the factors cited in Jaffee did not apply, but argued that those factors did not point against an extension of privilege in this case.
In that case there had been a clear claim of privilege for immunity.
Those names, too, served as a signal, but in this case as one of privilege and entitlement — perhaps their unsuccessful bearers thought that they could get by without much work, or that they could expose neuroses that they would otherwise try to hide.
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