most deserving
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Scott Kupor, the OPM’s director, in August instructed agencies to be selective in awarding bonuses, and give priority to the most deserving employees.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 17, 2025
After an impressive run of five stoppage wins - including against Zhilei Zhang and Sanchez - he is arguably the most deserving of a title shot outside of Wardley.
From BBC • Nov. 30, 2025
The AP voters take it seriously,” he added, “and they try to make sure the most deserving teams are ranked.”
From Seattle Times • Jan. 4, 2024
Lottery drawings are famous feel-good stories because they make people rich overnight, but these winners may be among the most deserving in history.
From New York Times • Aug. 1, 2023
Of all the wishes people had brought him—money, love, revenge—this seemed to him the most poignant and the one most deserving of fulfillment.
From "The Bluest Eye" by Toni Morrison
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