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deserving

adjective as in worthy, meritorious

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Some might see that as deflection, but in an era of corporate activism it is restraint deserving of praise.

"I imagine each deserving winner will feel on top of the world as they receive their award and I cannot wait to see the trophy I designed being part of the celebrations on the night."

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Pope Leo may therefore be understood as drawing a line against the proposition that AI is a sentient being deserving rights and bearing the Imago Dei, which is the source of rights.

From there, they narrowed the list to high-conviction picks and listed other names they deemed to be deserving.

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But, for the most part, we are focusing on the most deserving artists.

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