merits
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Before Harvard reclaims my Ph.D., let me lay out the merits of annuities.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 20, 2026
Instead, the Supreme Court “deferred” judgment in the cases, then moved them off the shadow docket and onto the merits docket, setting oral arguments for April.
From Slate • Mar. 17, 2026
"Each relationship frankly, in a way, stands on its own merits," he said.
From BBC • Mar. 16, 2026
While the news merits a gut check, foreign stocks still look like bargains worth picking up.
From Barron's • Mar. 12, 2026
Radio programmes analysed the merits of different interpretations of the same pieces, while there were always new reasons to hear, say, Mozart afresh, thanks to the selling point of newly researched performance techniques.
From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
