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deserve

[dih-zurv] / dɪˈzɜrv /


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And former Blackburn and Newcastle striker Shearer added: "Delap recovered well from that start and has been instrumental in the win. He deserves a lot of credit for that."

From BBC

"Parliament members now need to make haste so that they can bring in skilled, honest and deserving candidates to the seats reserved for women in parliament."

From BBC

Nor did scholars ever identify the photographer who deserves credit for creating one of the most singular, if overlooked, portrayals of the pre-White House Lincoln: “Long Abraham” as his contemporaries saw him.

From The Wall Street Journal

Investors could decide that they deserve to trade at a “conglomerate discount,” adding to the headwinds they already face.

From Barron's

But great poetry deserves more than a glance.

From The Wall Street Journal