merit
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U.S. authorities have not provided sufficient proof of wrongdoing to merit the governor’s arrest and extradition, Sheinbaum has said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 23, 2026
This is assuredly a consequence of bad luck rather than a measurement of merit.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026
“We remain confident that plaintiffs’ case is without merit and will defend our pro-competitive transaction in court,” Paramount said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2026
A spokesperson for Storonsky's family office told the paper the claim was "without merit and will be defended".
From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026
They knew that the colt was aiming for the February 27 Santa Anita Handicap, but he hadn’t done enough to merit serious consideration.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
"To be clear, this is not a final decision on the merits of the government's stay application, and we await further action."
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
But others question the effectiveness of the California’s good-government reforms and merits of the self-glorification that followed.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2026
"Judges need reliable scientific information about climate change so that they can evaluate those cases on their merits," she told AFP.
From Barron's ● Aug. 12, 2026
In response, a Lilly spokesperson said: “Rather than compete on the merits of its products, Novo is asking a court to stop Lilly from communicating the results of that trial.”
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 5, 2026
Maybe you spend three years in Massachusetts, studying constitutional law and discussing the relative merits of exclusionary vertical agreements in antitrust cases.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
Some have queried if it would be merited.
From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026
As a long-term shareholder in both companies, Norges Bank Investment Management said it understood the rationale for a combination and the proposal merited consideration.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026
The referee used the video assistant referee to review the play and determined it merited a red card.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 2, 2026
Investor demand and limited stock supply means options implied volatility will likely be higher than merited.
From Barron's ● Jun. 10, 2026
Taken literally, this assertion seems implausible, and historians’ skepticism seems merited.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
The book’s characters relate their stories in discrete sections that peel back time, revealing shocking secrets and meriting re-evaluation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 14, 2026
The Chicago Fed president acknowledged a reversal in rental and other housing inflation after months of easing was a "negative surprise" meriting a "proper element of caution", according to the report.
From Reuters ● Oct. 16, 2023
"They are accurate enough at this point to start meriting some consideration," he said.
From Salon ● Sep. 14, 2023
“They are accurate enough at this point to start meriting some consideration,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2023
Unc., orn., the uncials leaning to the right, a fine copy, with small uncial notes, well meriting collation.
From A Plain Introduction to the Criticism of the New Testament, Vol. I. by Frederick Henry Ambrose Scrivener
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