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deserved

adjective as in merited

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When asked if he deserved it, Ruth replied: “Why not? I had a better year than he did.”

But, while Arsenal have a richly deserved set-piece reputation, they have not scored from a throw-in routine this season.

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In fact the White House defended it, insinuating the journalist deserved it for being “unprofessional.”

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Unai Emery's side have won eight of their past 10 matches in all competitions, and one of the games they lost was against Liverpool when they actually deserved something from it.

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Councillor O'Rourke said she believed "the democratic process has been undermined" when councillors walked out, and "all Bristolians deserved to be listened to by their elected members".

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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