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However, he has previously stated his intention to only feature in the UK events, meaning he would only have three more opportunities to climb up the order of merit.

From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026

U.S. authorities have not provided sufficient proof of wrongdoing to merit the governor’s arrest and extradition, Sheinbaum has said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 23, 2026

Nick Basher, 19, beamed as he discovered he'd earned a merit in his T-level in digital production design and development.

From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026

“We consider these claims to be completely without merit and will be defending the proceedings vigorously,” a Brookfield spokesperson said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026

The great merit of Newcomen’s engine was its simplicity of conception and modesty of ambition.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

She’s extremely interested in the ways problematic movies can be reclaimed by the real-life minority figures depicted in them, and what can be gleaned from studying these films’ merits.

From Salon ● Aug. 26, 2026

Then comes Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, with a separate 23-page dissent, diving into the merits.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026

And it went out of its way to say that it was not ruling on the merits of the president’s authority to issue these rules.

From Slate ● Aug. 24, 2026

Cameron's successor, Theresa May, was similarly doubtful about the merits of social media.

From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026

On my left, two hulking giants have a very polite discussion about the literary merits of Hemingway.

From "Amari and the Night Brothers" by B.B. Alston

The referee used the video assistant referee to review the play and determined it merited a red card.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 2, 2026

In the early days, spreads are often wider than merited, and volatility levels are unusually elevated.

From Barron's ● Jun. 16, 2026

Those governors thought a weakening labor market merited a cut.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 7, 2026

Dujon Sterling's deflected volley had Rangers in front and their overall performance merited such a lead.

From BBC ● May 5, 2026

Since I was alone now with her, and desperate, I cast my loyalties aside and told her the name of the guilty boy, feeling that he merited no consideration.

From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright

The book’s characters relate their stories in discrete sections that peel back time, revealing shocking secrets and meriting re-evaluation.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 14, 2026

The Chicago Fed president acknowledged a reversal in rental and other housing inflation after months of easing was a "negative surprise" meriting a "proper element of caution", according to the report.

From Reuters ● Oct. 16, 2023

"They are accurate enough at this point to start meriting some consideration," he said.

From Salon ● Sep. 14, 2023

“They are accurate enough at this point to start meriting some consideration,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2023

There was nothing in the aspect of the house meriting description—it was roomy, ill-lit, full of draughts and dust—one of those houses we know so well.

From Romantic Spain A Record of Personal Experiences (Vol. I) by John Augustus O'Shea