merited

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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

This latter group included people with the good sense and courage to express disagreement with the president and urge caution when it was merited.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

“They never would have merited a full-scale federal investigation,” he said.

From Salon • Apr. 1, 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

His name, of course, was Proudfoot, and well merited; his feet were large, exceptionally furry, and both were on the table.

From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien