merit
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While some films’ merit is debatable, it’s refreshing regardless that the conversations around what qualifies as an “awards movie” are in flux.
From Salon ● Sep. 9, 2026
These awards can be based on merit — academic achievement, athletic ability and/or other special talents — or on financial need.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 31, 2026
Could some transaction or arrangement be so anticompetitive as to merit intervention?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
The second is from the alleged victim’s attorneys, stating they also believe the case has merit.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026
“Someone give him a merit badge,” said Enoch.
From "Hollow City" by Ransom Riggs
It's used to test the merits of action versus inaction.
From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026
At least three individuals were rescued after suffering injuries this summer at Sunset Cliffs, leading police to ramp up enforcement as locals debate the need for safety versus the merits of youthful rites of passage.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026
This time, there is no ducking the merits.
From Slate ● Aug. 31, 2026
Chief Justice John Roberts’s order last Friday staying that injunction wasn’t accompanied by an opinion and isn’t a ruling on the merits.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
We debated the merits of every single Stevie Wonder album before doing the same thing with Marvin Gaye.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
Builders say the allegations aren’t merited and the lawsuits are costing millions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 29, 2026
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
In the early days, spreads are often wider than merited, and volatility levels are unusually elevated.
From Barron's ● Jun. 16, 2026
Dujon Sterling's deflected volley had Rangers in front and their overall performance merited such a lead.
From BBC ● May 5, 2026
“If it were a sceptre,” Franklin remarked, “he has merited it and would become it.”
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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
The Chicago Fed president acknowledged a reversal in rental and other housing inflation after months of easing was a "negative surprise" meriting a "proper element of caution", according to the report.
From Reuters ● Oct. 16, 2023
“They are accurate enough at this point to start meriting some consideration,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2023
There was nothing in the aspect of the house meriting description—it was roomy, ill-lit, full of draughts and dust—one of those houses we know so well.
From Romantic Spain A Record of Personal Experiences (Vol. I) by John Augustus O'Shea
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