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None of this is to say that there isn’t merit in a filmmaker, particularly one of Nolan’s stature, wanting to explore their artistic desires.

From Salon ● Jul. 18, 2026

Coley says people should be judged on merit.

From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2026

Judge William Hayes agreed that their challenge has merit, and on Tuesday ordered California Atty.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2026

I got my education with the help of a part-time pizza-delivery job, merit scholarships and loans—loans I was thrilled to take and proud to pay back in full.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026

“I’m sure everyone here will judge you on the merit of your character, Edie,” Ms. Singh says.

From "How to Disappear Completely" by Ali Standish

Norway’s focus on fun has its merits, but the problem I see today in American youth sports isn’t the score-keeping.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026

In another column, we could argue the merits of moving the final round of the WBC — the semifinals and championship game — to July, when players “otherwise would be playing in major league games.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2026

Every year, about 2,000 French people and 200 foreign nationals are awarded the Order of the Legion of Honour in recognition of "outstanding merits".

From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026

When you can’t win on the merits, try a technicality.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 5, 2026

What’s in there that merits the strap, just for seeing it?

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood

The referee used the video assistant referee to review the play and determined it merited a red card.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 2, 2026

Those governors thought a weakening labor market merited a cut.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 7, 2026

Nuria's mother, Smera Chohan, said she was emotional and angry and wanted to know why such a terrible incident had not merited a "competent and thorough investigation".

From BBC ● Apr. 14, 2026

This means the Fed could delay any interest-rate cuts until later in the year, if it determines that rate cuts are merited at all.

From Barron's ● Mar. 20, 2026

Then, with a merited sense of victory, Johnson picked up Mr. Clutter’s check and deposited it in his billfold.

From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote

The book’s characters relate their stories in discrete sections that peel back time, revealing shocking secrets and meriting re-evaluation.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 14, 2026

In the brand-conscious ‘80s, the right item of designer clothing could make or break a kid’s popularity, meriting a Gartrell name drop in “A Shirt Story,” a Hall of Fame-level episode of “The Cosby Show.”

From Salon ● Jul. 23, 2025

“They are accurate enough at this point to start meriting some consideration,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2023

"The Court should not mistake the FTC’s litigation gamesmanship for an emergency meriting this Court’s deviation from the ordinary appellate process," the company wrote.

From Reuters ● Jul. 14, 2023

It resulted in my calling on Mr. Jackson, a big, powerful man, fully meriting, I should say, the high opinion in which he is held.

From Careers of Danger and Daring by Moffett, Cleveland