merits

Example Sentences

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“The investment was evaluated and approved on its commercial merits, strategic fit and long-term value creation potential.”

From Salon • Jun. 11, 2026

Ultimately, it’s up to investors to judge the merits.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

On the legal merits, this settlement and proposed $1.776 billion fund are different from a normal case against abusive government.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

For example, a justice might explain how a merits decision from the court, like April’s Callais case, regarding Louisiana’s congressional maps, might not cover an Alabama map because of different facts on the ground.

From Slate • Jun. 2, 2026

After a few moments of silently debating the merits of letting Valley go into the Cursed Forest alone, Seven’s guilt won out.

From "Witchlings" by Claribel A. Ortega