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deserve

[dih-zurv] / dɪˈzɜrv /


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"I haven't been able to get him out of my mind... I haven't slept properly since and the grief that the family is going through, they're a lovely family and they don't deserve it."

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026

When he isn’t talking with executives at the companies he follows or analyzing their prospects and financials, he is advising Neuberger’s portfolio managers about which retail shares deserve a spot in their funds.

From Barron's • Apr. 9, 2026

His movie expands on films of a similar nature, finding a sweet spot where themes of empathy, forgiveness, brutality and grace can be discussed with the attention they deserve.

From Salon • Apr. 9, 2026

Morally if not legally, they deserve more grief than whatever the Justice Department manages to bring to bear on them, which won’t be much.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

“I have some ideas of who might deserve it.”

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer




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