deserve
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WESTLAKE: The scoreboard operator will deserve extra pay trying to keep up with Warriors’ scoring barrages.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 26, 2026
"They deserve a government that is willing to do the same thing."
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026
China, Japan, South Korea and dozens of others were deemed to deserve the higher 12.5 percent tariff.
From Barron's ● Jul. 24, 2026
Veterans deserve to get treatment and payment for injuries while serving their country.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026
Whatever problems I had, she didn’t deserve to be tangled up in them.
From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff
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The public deserves far more detail than that.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026
"However, any bowel change that is new or different for you deserves medical attention. An annual wellness visit is a good time to raise these concerns."
From Science Daily ● Jul. 22, 2026
She said the funds raised would help ensure "beautiful Eleri is given the funeral she truly deserves, a farewell filled with dignity, love and respect".
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026
You could spoon it on instead, of course, but piping the ricotta creates exactly the kind of unnecessary flourish brunch deserves.
From Salon ● Jul. 20, 2026
Nonetheless, I think she deserves an honorable mention for her intense, best-supporting cameo in the Luke Hunter: Death Prophet saga, although I came off as a bit of a wimp in that particular episode.
From "Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet" by Joanne Proulx
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It came in handy when she combed through it to see if any of the men she dated deserved another shot.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026
Cogan also said Zamabda deserved credit for sparing the government the difficulty and cost of going to trial.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2026
The World Cup got the winners it deserved, and in Lamine Yamal it has a star of future tournaments.
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026
A government source praised Sir Sadiq as "a brilliant mayor who has transformed London for the better" and said his peerage was "thoroughly deserved".
From BBC ● Jul. 16, 2026
And they really deserved a couple of days up north without any worries, because they worked really hard, Dad with all his inventions and Mom teaching math.
From "Lawn Boy Returns" by Gary Paulsen
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That still leaves five candidates deserving closer study.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 10, 2026
With his exit, they must realize there are others who are more deserving of attention and support.
From Salon ● Jul. 9, 2026
Harpootlian said Murdaugh is deserving of some concessions because of that, noting “this guy is not a serial killer, he’s not Ted Bundy. The only thing he’s been convicted of is stealing money.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 29, 2026
Meloni's government colleagues and MPs called the remarks offensive, damaging to Italy's dignity and deserving of an apology, while opposition members condemned the comments as an unacceptable affront to the country as a whole.
From BBC ● Jun. 26, 2026
Tristan und Isolde is an out-and-out masterpiece, with sweeping, yearning themes, deserving of its place in music’s pantheon, whatever it may or may not have innovated.
From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall
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