deserve
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The framework could make it easier to identify unusual evolutionary lineages that deserve closer study.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 25, 2026
Mencken wrote, “is the theory that the common people know what they want and deserve to get it good and hard.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026
He added it is "time to get Britain building" and give "our young people the homes they deserve".
From BBC ● Aug. 23, 2026
“And that is important because the people who loved and adored Hayden deserve the truth.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 22, 2026
I deserve to know as much as she knows.
From "I Can Make This Promise" by Christine Day
The ruling that occasioned this disclosure’s release deserves the closest reading.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 23, 2026
"And the amount of visitors coming from Japan every year to the Mauritshuis is so large. So we thought, if one country deserves the girl, it should be Japan," she said.
From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 2026
She said the "hubris and incompetence" of those in charge of Scotland's ferry network had "failed a blameless workforce that deserves the chance to turn the page".
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026
Because everyone deserves to be loved for exactly who they are, even our stories.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026
“Yeah, but it’s barely enough time to prepare. I’m so excited for him. He deserves this after all the hard work.”
From "Saints and Misfits" by S.K. Ali
People who worked with him and knew the couple said she made sure his ideas were given the credit she felt they deserved.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
Prosecutors on Friday said he deserved heavy punishment.
From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026
The report indicated there was still resistance to giving victims of serious crime the accountability and justice they deserved, she said.
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026
Was there a specific moment when it dawned on the “Hacks” team that Jimmy and Kayla deserved more airtime?
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026
A hope that Brickbane had been wrong, that Clare had not been a terrible, unloved animal who deserved a terrible fate.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
That’s a common enough type, deserving of empathy.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026
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
You are no longer part of “us,” the deserving.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
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