merited

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Nuria's mother, Smera Chohan, said she was emotional and angry and wanted to know why such a terrible incident had not merited a "competent and thorough investigation".

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026

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

From Salon • Apr. 1, 2026

Undoubtedly the process complaints are merited, as there hasn’t really been a process.

From Slate • Mar. 4, 2026

By putting her in a tie for last, I was saying she was one of two undifferentiated children so subpar that neither even merited fourth place.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 11, 2025

Our training officer com- merited on the fame of the building, how corrections officials from around the world came to visit it.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover