deserve

In many cases they deserve contempt, not celebration.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 23, 2026

What it implies is that if you don’t, you kind of deserve what you get.

From Slate ● Sep. 18, 2026

Opponents and officials deserve our respect and fair play.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026

The chair of the British Medical Association said on Tuesday that whistleblowers in the NHS "deserve strong protections, and the inquiry makes it clear that these doctors did not get them".

From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026

“The people of Alexandriaville deserve better!” added his mother.

From "Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics" by Chris Grabenstein

Afterward, the innkeeper gave Lee the computer, telling her it deserves a second life.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026

She says the only native cat found in the wild in Britain "deserves to be here, they're part of the landscape."

From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026

"Every woman deserves safe maternity care and the new health secretary has made this issue a personal priority," they said.

From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026

Given the company’s unique position, it deserves an energy security premium.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026

Then she said, “Most of the time, everyone deserves more than one chance. We all do things we regret now and then. You just have to carry them with you.”

From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng

Van celebrated winning the 125-pound title, but both fighters walked away from that night feeling everyone deserved more than the premature result.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2026

Mike Rogers, his Republican opponent, has seized upon a clip of his once campaign partner, Hasan Piker, saying in 2019 that he believed America deserved 9/11.

From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026

In other races, Tom Pelphrey’s win for his supporting work in “Task” was also deserved and anticipated, as was the farewell best variety show Emmy win for “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.”

From Salon ● Sep. 15, 2026

"We did not listen in the way we should have, and this family deserved better from us."

From Barron's ● Sep. 15, 2026

Neither had the chance at achievement that she deserved.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein

Rangers were good, and clearly deserving of the win, but they didn't quite hit the levels of ruthlessness of a week ago at Ibrox.

From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2026

Making the playoffs in Major League Baseball is supposed to be a mark of excellence, a reward given only to the most deserving for enduring the grueling marathon of 162 games in roughly 180 days.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026

"In the 1840 narrative, Byfield sought to impress wealthy patrons by presenting himself as a dutiful soldier and deserving veteran," O'Keeffe says.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 7, 2026

The ongoing explosion of revival screenings in Los Angeles is an opportunity not just to revisit accepted classics, but also to give a spotlight to undersung oddball picks deserving of broader attention.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026

She believes young women are capable, deserving of independence, but she’s still my father’s younger sister, still responsible for me.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse