merited

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Sentencing, Sheriff Watson accepted Crampsie had a "lesser degree of culpability" but said her decision was "reckless" and it merited a jail sentence.

From BBC • Apr. 24, 2026

“They never would have merited a full-scale federal investigation,” he said.

From Salon • Apr. 1, 2026

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

From Slate • Mar. 4, 2026

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said she had determined conditions on the island no longer merited the protected status determination.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 26, 2025

Even at war, soldiers of the crown hardly merited that term, which belonged to ancient battles and bloodcurdling cries.

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor