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deserving

[dih-zur-ving] / dɪˈzɜr vɪŋ /


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"But it taught us that we are capable and deserving of these things after working so hard for all them years."

From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026

Two categories stood out as particularly deserving of further investigation: reproductive symptoms, including changes in menstrual cycles, and problems involving body temperature, such as chills and hot flashes.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 13, 2026

“There is no one more deserving of an exhibition of this scale than John Galliano,” Wintour told Vogue in July.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026

I got so much love and so much support for that show, but I didn’t feel deserving of it.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026

But he had that look of eager, deserving expectation.

From "The Sun Also Rises" by Ernest Hemingway


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