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deserve

[dih-zurv] / dɪˈzɜrv /


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“We will not discuss individual student consequences publicly because students deserve privacy.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026

Students deserve clear academic pathways, accessible counseling and course schedules that allow them to earn a degree, certificate or transfer without unnecessary delays.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

Residents deserve transparency about data centers’ effects on their power bills, water use and property values.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

Decisions this important deserve second opinions, informed consent and more than one story.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 30, 2026

That scares me a little, because I’m not sure I deserve to be trusted with something so heavy.

From "Linked" by Gordon Korman

“Merlot deserves its reputation because you can make bad wine cheaply from it,” Pickett told an interviewer in 2007.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

“The young woman at the center of this case deserves to know that every fact will be examined and justice pursued,” she added.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

Raman’s critics say she deserves some of the blame for the city’s increase in homelessness.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

The answers, whenever they come, would appear to shape Tuchel's thinking and Alexander-Arnold's England career, but he deserves the opportunity to provide them.

From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026

She deserves to know that she’s loved by someone.

From "Hurricane Child" by Kheryn Callender

Wakefield Trinity became only the sixth, and most unlikely, club to win the Super League title after a deserved win over Warrington Wolves.

From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026

In a court filing that fall, Mason wrote on behalf of the district attorney’s office that Johnson deserved a new trial because his defense lawyer hadn’t contested the detective’s hearsay testimony.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026

The Black Ferns had taken a deserved lead at half-time after tries from Amy du Plessis and Ayesha Leti-I'iga ruled out Claudia Moloney-MacDonald's opening score.

From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026

In her address to the convention, Harris did describe the suffering in Gaza as “devastating” and said Palestinians deserved “dignity, security, freedom, and self-determination.”

From Slate ● Sep. 25, 2026

Jo’s funny hat deserved a vote of thanks, for it was of general utility.

From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott

Two categories stood out as particularly deserving of further investigation: reproductive symptoms, including changes in menstrual cycles, and problems involving body temperature, such as chills and hot flashes.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 13, 2026

I got so much love and so much support for that show, but I didn’t feel deserving of it.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026

The Rockets made light work of the chase and while the game was an underwhelming occasion, it was a fitting and deserving end for the tournament's most consistent and well-structured side.

From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2026

So I got her frustration, but in the end, a deserving champ prevailed.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026

If I felt strongly enough about Jesse’s deserving a shot— and I did—maybe such a trip would get his application a closer look or convince somebody in the admissions office that he was worth meeting.

From "Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho" by Jon Katz




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