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deserve

[dih-zurv] / dɪˈzɜrv /


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“And if Aemond is nothing without his dragon, then does he really deserve her? We’ve got to challenge what we know of the character already … Vhagar was the wind in his sails.”

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 20, 2026

England deserve huge credit for one of their great World Cup wins when they came through the Azteca cauldron to beat Mexico in Mexico City, but have they actually played well?

From BBC Jul. 17, 2026

ICE agents deserve that protection—and the public deserves the truth.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 17, 2026

“They really do deserve to be celebrated because, like so many things in life, if you don’t have people that care about it, you don’t end up with a thing.”

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 17, 2026

“Yes, she is! She’s innocent! She doesn’t deserve this!”

From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas

“He deserves it, coming back from an emotional World Cup, and joining us right away,” Dos Santos said.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 18, 2026

He gave us dozens of hours of inventive comedy and deserves much more glory than he has yet received.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 15, 2026

Bartoli feels Deschamps has not received the praise he deserves because of high expectation levels in French sport.

From BBC Jul. 14, 2026

Stones handled the brutal heat and humidity of Miami well and deserves to keep his place in the starting XI, but Rice has looked a shadow of what we all know he can do.

From BBC Jul. 13, 2026

“And since one good turn deserves another,” Marla’s voice is saying, “Jessica Carlisle wants to help Rosa do something she would never be able to do on her own—go for a run.”

From "The Running Dream" by Wendelin Van Draanen

"We managed to go all the way to the end when the match was so open and it just couldn't be. They deserved the victory, that is the reality."

From BBC Jul. 20, 2026

De la Fuente said in his post-match news conference that his players deserved to be in the final because of "effort, talent, sacrifice, trying to be a better version of ourselves".

From BBC Jul. 15, 2026

Nobody has ever confused Woody from “Toy Story” with Tom Hanks or Elsa from “Frozen” with Idina Menzel, or suggested the characters themselves deserved acting awards.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 13, 2026

"He deserved to live a quiet life as Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, a husband, a father and a job creator for dozens of men who also wanted the American dream."

From Barron's Jul. 8, 2026

You have to understand, when he nodded to me or the doorman, it felt like everything was okay and you were a good person and you deserved good things to happen.

From "Everything Sad Is Untrue" by Daniel Nayeri

That still leaves five candidates deserving closer study.

From Science Daily Jul. 10, 2026

With his exit, they must realize there are others who are more deserving of attention and support.

From Salon Jul. 9, 2026

WBC 'interim' champion Kabayel has been waiting for his shot and is the most deserving of a crack at a world title.

From BBC Jun. 26, 2026

But deserving more attention is how he has enriched the country by building a remarkable company.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 12, 2026

Just make sure that those you give it to are deserving of such a fine thing.

From "Dread Nation" by Justina Ireland




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