merited

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Tudor, who has had nothing to celebrate since succeeding sacked Thomas Frank, pumped his fists in delight towards the travelling Spurs fans, who celebrated wildly as their team finally got the reward they merited.

From BBC • Mar. 15, 2026

Undoubtedly the process complaints are merited, as there hasn’t really been a process.

From Slate • Mar. 4, 2026

In both cases, lawmakers argued that their moral influence and national stature merited exceptional recognition.

From Salon • Feb. 21, 2026

By putting her in a tie for last, I was saying she was one of two undifferentiated children so subpar that neither even merited fourth place.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 11, 2025

“If it were a sceptre,” Franklin remarked, “he has merited it and would become it.”

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis