meritorious

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The firm has previously said it works “hard to present only meritorious claims and have systems in place to help weed out false or exaggerated allegations.”

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 26, 2025

Presidential Medals of Freedom are awarded to people who have made "exceptionally meritorious contributions to the nation's prosperity, values, or security, world peace, or other significant public or private endeavours".

From BBC • Sep. 1, 2025

Even with this low bar, those with meritorious asylum claims have been erroneously deported.

From Slate • Dec. 3, 2024

"It's beautiful to know the same peptide can achieve so many meritorious health effects, that in combination have the potential to help both human and animal patients," said Unniappan.

From Science Daily • May 28, 2024

“We’ll make an award. What were they supposed to be for, meritorious service and bravery?”

From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole