well-deserved

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That would be a blessing for the world, and it would give some well-deserved peace to the Middle East.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 10, 2026

And Wall Street analyst Meredith Whitney External link recently tweeted: “Congratulations to my friend, the highly intelligent and incredibly competent Kevin Warsh, on his well-deserved nomination to be the next Chair of the Federal Reserve.”

From Barron's • Feb. 2, 2026

“We expect a well-deserved positive stock reaction,” he added in his note to clients.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 29, 2026

That was, without question, largely Madigan’s doing, and over the weekend, the industry vet took home a well-deserved Critics’ Choice Award for her performance.

From Salon • Jan. 6, 2026

Libby won a well-deserved Nobel Prize in i960.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann