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deserve

[dih-zurv] / dɪˈzɜrv /


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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

Most executives “already are extraordinarily well paid, and I’m not persuaded that the perks are necessary. There’s a whiff of entitlement here—CEOs who say ‘I deserve this.’

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 25, 2026

The National Police Chiefs Council told the BBC: "Victims deserve to be listened to and supported consistently across the country."

From BBC Jul. 24, 2026

At the end of the film, Matt Damon’s haggard Odysseus sails toward the unknown, accepting that he doesn’t deserve the comfort of a king.

From Salon Jul. 21, 2026

I felt kind of bad because the woman was only doing her job, and anyway she hadn’t forced me to come here, so she didn’t really deserve my scowl face.

From "The Science of Breakable Things" by Tae Keller

"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

“We have come a long way, the defense of Ukraine continues, and every soldier deserves to be treated with respect,” Zelensky said.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 21, 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

As much as I hate to admit it, he deserves some of the credit for our tolerance museum.

From "Linked" by Gordon Korman

Goods got cheaper every year, whether Washington deserved it or not.

From MarketWatch Jul. 27, 2026

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

“Gregg is so completely un-Hollywood,” Wilde recalls during a recent video call, “that even just having a coffee at this place deserved to be remarked upon in a really hilarious way.”

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 24, 2026

"We managed to go all the way to the end when the match was so open and it just couldn't be. They deserved the victory, that is the reality."

From BBC Jul. 20, 2026

She wore it till evening, patient, unresentful, regarding it as a deserved punishment.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë

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

The Dodger stadium event was apparently an annual gathering sponsored by the California Credit Union — and later by an affiliated foundation — to honor deserving new teachers as “Rookies of the Year.”

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 28, 2026

But deserving more attention is how he has enriched the country by building a remarkable company.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 12, 2026

You are no longer part of “us,” the deserving.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander




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