deserve
Example Sentences
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"Benin doesn't deserve this. The youth don't deserve this."
From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026
When he isn’t talking with executives at the companies he follows or analyzing their prospects and financials, he is advising Neuberger’s portfolio managers about which retail shares deserve a spot in their funds.
From Barron's • Apr. 9, 2026
His movie expands on films of a similar nature, finding a sweet spot where themes of empathy, forgiveness, brutality and grace can be discussed with the attention they deserve.
From Salon • Apr. 9, 2026
Morally if not legally, they deserve more grief than whatever the Justice Department manages to bring to bear on them, which won’t be much.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026
“Explain, and maybe we’ll decide that you deserve the Elucidator,” Jonah said.
From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
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