merited

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Another reason: Dealers increase implied volatility more than is merited to provide themselves with a margin of safety for having to make a market amid murky conditions.

From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026

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

From Slate • Mar. 4, 2026

In both cases, lawmakers argued that their moral influence and national stature merited exceptional recognition.

From Salon • Feb. 21, 2026

The question for investors, however, is whether this lower pricing is really merited.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 19, 2025

We had not come to the meeting as supplicants or petitioners, but as fellow South Africans who merited an equal place at the table.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela