merited

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This means the Fed could delay any interest-rate cuts until later in the year, if it determines that rate cuts are merited at all.

From Barron's • Mar. 20, 2026

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

From Slate • Mar. 4, 2026

In last week's State of the Union address, Iran came near the end of the nearly two-hour speech and only merited a few minutes of his attention.

From BBC • Mar. 3, 2026

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

From Salon • Feb. 21, 2026

Neither Orellana’s journey nor Carvajal’s account of it received the attention they merited; indeed, Carvajal’s work was not formally published until 1894.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann