'they privilege' is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
For example, "In this organization, they privilege the voices of employees over that of management."
By imposing narrative patterns on the seemingly infinite variety of human activity, they privilege plot over character.
They privilege certain abilities — eloquence, aggressiveness, quickness of wit, an ability to convey emotions that "resonate" — that are not always distinguishable from glibness or demagoguery.
Rhetorical devices like this (and this is not the only one) can drive a plot, but they privilege narrative strategy over historical accuracy.
But for all the prioritising of polemic, musically they privilege hooks and choruses: think 90s indie-pop with the accent on the anthemic.
Epistemologists differ according to which success states they privilege, what job they assign to the state, and how severely they regard the absence of the privileged state.
They privilege flexible forms, and their main aims are to access markets and to improve the marketing of their products, even if access to new knowledge is also a stated objective.
They defend privilege from those who threaten it.
I think cultural boycotts are a catastrophe; first, they give privilege to ignorance.
In doing so, they necessarily privilege particular perspectives and understandings of the problem while marginalizing others.
"There are people across the political spectrum who don't understand that they have privilege," she said.
When those spaces are inclusive, they often privilege some gender presentations over others.
