deserving
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In other words, starting next year, instead of sending $1,700 to the IRS, you can direct it to a scholarship for a deserving child and invest in that child’s future.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
"And she's a very deserving lady and a deserving family."
From BBC ● Sep. 16, 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
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
Dadi offered him some of her Parle-G biscuits, which she only does to the most deserving visitors—and Oso.
From "From Twinkle, with Love" by Sandhya Menon
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