merited

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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

This latter group included people with the good sense and courage to express disagreement with the president and urge caution when it was merited.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

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

From BBC • May 5, 2026

Another reason: Dealers increase implied volatility more than is merited to provide themselves with a margin of safety for having to make a market amid murky conditions.

From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026

The fathers whose sons had played merited a more aggrandized status in the fraternity of older men who queued along the passageway.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy