merit
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This is assuredly a consequence of bad luck rather than a measurement of merit.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026
“We remain confident that plaintiffs’ case is without merit and will defend our pro-competitive transaction in court,” Paramount said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2026
And the percentage of students achieving a merit or above grew from 65.3% to 68.9%.
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026
If the performance evaluation is conducted honestly and based on merit, she said, the commission has nothing to fear.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 7, 2026
The great merit of Newcomen’s engine was its simplicity of conception and modesty of ambition.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
It is impossible to assess the merits of the actual transfers until the individuals concerned have played often enough to evaluate how well they have done.
From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026
But others question the effectiveness of the California’s good-government reforms and merits of the self-glorification that followed.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2026
"Judges need reliable scientific information about climate change so that they can evaluate those cases on their merits," she told AFP.
From Barron's ● Aug. 12, 2026
Bernie always goes ad hominem when he can’t argue the merits.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
They needed to have a proper conversation about the merits of a wristwatch.
From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny
As a long-term shareholder in both companies, Norges Bank Investment Management said it understood the rationale for a combination and the proposal merited consideration.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 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
Investor demand and limited stock supply means options implied volatility will likely be higher than merited.
From Barron's ● Jun. 10, 2026
Dujon Sterling's deflected volley had Rangers in front and their overall performance merited such a lead.
From BBC ● May 5, 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
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 Salon ● Sep. 14, 2023
One of the most entertaining teams in the Premier League and fully meriting a place in the Europa League for the first time in Brighton's history.
From BBC ● May 29, 2023
Julippe, You come next in rank; declare your griefs, And if our judgments hold them meriting Our just relief, we have compassionate hearts And powerful hands to vindicate your wrongs To th' utmost scruple.
From A Select Collection of Old English Plays Volume 14 of 15 by Robert Dodsley
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