merits

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And everybody else, including the people who agreed with them on the merits, was kind of horrified because judges just can’t act like that.

From Slate • May 12, 2026

Bernstein analyst Nikhil Devnani questioned the merits of a deal.

From MarketWatch • May 3, 2026

Drakeford told BBC Wales that his decision at the time was made because the merits of the plan outweighed "the demerits".

From BBC • May 2, 2026

But his pictures, considered on their own merits, reveal intrinsic defects.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026

Handsome would have been distracted by his hand mirror long before Duane talked about the merits of listening and paying attention to whom you are addressing.

From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el