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Both are ways to show people you respect their autonomy, and trust that your requests have merit on their own.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 2026

While “The Social Reckoning” might stand in the shadow of its formative predecessor, the film confidently asserts its own merit.

From Salon ● Oct. 11, 2026

Mr. Spencer’s four marriages and three divorces barely merit a mention, yet his emotions are center stage as he interweaves his memories around Diana’s death with other scattered recollections.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

Reached Q2 on merit and converted 12th on the grid into an excellent eighth-place finish.

From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026

This means that the Negro has been allowed to stand on his own merit; he has not been patronized as a dependent, neither has he met enmity and persecution because of his success or failure.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson

During the court’s most recent term, they voted together in 94 percent of cases on the merits docket.

From Slate ● Oct. 22, 2026

"Thus, hydrodissection merits to be a minimally invasive option for mild to moderate carpal tunnel syndrome and can defer and even alleviate the need for surgery."

From Science Daily ● Oct. 22, 2026

“I also pledged to make every investment decision free of politics, based solely on its financial merits and my fiduciary responsibility to 750,000 current and future retirees.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026

"I think this is an important distinction that merits continued study, as it appears that increased autophagy flux may be good in younger people yet problematic in older people," said Kumsta.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 13, 2026

In this dispute the question of the relative merits of ancient and modern science was at first entirely secondary.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

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

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

Dujon Sterling's deflected volley had Rangers in front and their overall performance merited such a lead.

From BBC ● May 5, 2026

His dreams ended as he faced that ashen, foamy, dirty sea, which had not merited the risks and sacrifices of the adventure.

From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez

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 Court should not mistake the FTC’s litigation gamesmanship for an emergency meriting this Court’s deviation from the ordinary appellate process," the company wrote.

From Reuters ● Jul. 14, 2023

The coronavirus can mutate rapidly, potentially upending the public health landscape and meriting a different response.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 21, 2022

The expectation of reproach made her hesitate whether to obey this order; but a desire not to have the air of meriting it, by the defiance of a refusal, led her again to the dressing-room.

From The Wanderer (Volume 3 of 5) or, Female Difficulties by Fanny Burney