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deserve

[dih-zurv] / dɪˈzɜrv /


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“The boys didn’t deserve this beating—for their performance, their commitment, their love,” Gattuso said.

From The Wall Street Journal

Whomever is responsible for discovering late-blooming high school baseball prospects in Southern California for the Air Force Academy deserves a raise.

From Los Angeles Times

After all the entertainment he has given us, he deserves to sit down and have five minutes to himself.

From BBC

I think we can all, as actors, relate to not getting something you are sure you deserved.

From Los Angeles Times

Thomas Tuchel and his England team had a taste of what life would be like without Harry Kane as they slumped to a deserved defeat against Japan at Wembley.

From BBC