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deserve

[dih-zurv] / dɪˈzɜrv /


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Spiders deserve our reverence and appreciation, Ms. Tatar reminds us, for it is only “thinking them threatening” that makes them so.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

"You fans deserve more and you will get more."

From BBC • May 14, 2026

"We know that we have a lot of work to do in order to deliver on the prosperity that the American people deserve."

From Barron's • May 13, 2026

“I deserve long-term stability. Not short-term tricks and ploys,” Rosalba Montoya, a medical assistant at UCLA, said in a recent statement posted on the union’s social media.

From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026

But instead she looked right at me, eyes full of hope and the shimmery hint of tears, and said, “Because we deserve a second chance.”

From "The Science of Breakable Things" by Tae Keller




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