deserving

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While the strategists say those sectors are deserving of higher values, tech is being overly punished despite strong growth rates.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 7, 2026

Also deserving of your time is Ignacio Gatica’s video about Sanhattan, the district in Santiago, Chile, that intentionally resembles Manhattan.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026

Forty-eight MPAs have already been identified as part of an "ecologically significant" network of places "deserving of enhanced protection".

From BBC • Feb. 28, 2026

Scott said Riley is deserving of being immortalized among the Lakers greats: Jerry West, Kobe Bryant, Magic Johnson, Shaquille O’Neal, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Elgin Baylor and Chick Hearn, all of whom have statues in their honor.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 22, 2026

“Is that all, my dear Henry? How could you suppose that my first thought would not fly towards those dear, dear friends whom I love and who are so deserving of my love?”

From "Frankenstein" by Mary Shelley