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a well deserved promotion for a hard worker
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But there’s another aspect of military life that rarely gets deserved attention: the relentless cycle of relocation.
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William Jones, USA Today, 25 July 2025
More Antonio Masiello/Getty Images Regarding that deserved disrepute, the specifics of this new raid are startling.
—Steve Cortes, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 July 2025
Emma Thompson, who'd go on to do some helpful tweaking of the script for Pride and Prejudice, won a deserved Oscar for her adaptation of Austen’s 1811 novel about two sisters, Elinor and Marianne Dashwood, the one solidly pragmatic and the other wildly romantic.
—Tom Gliatto, People.com, 19 July 2025
The honor is very much deserved for Ryan, who has been the best pitcher on the Twins over the past few months with an 8-4 record, a 2.76 ERA, and 116 strikeouts.
—Dane Mizutani, Twin Cities, 10 July 2025
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William Jones, USA Today, 25 July 2025
More Antonio Masiello/Getty Images Regarding that deserved disrepute, the specifics of this new raid are startling.
—Steve Cortes, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 July 2025
Emma Thompson, who'd go on to do some helpful tweaking of the script for Pride and Prejudice, won a deserved Oscar for her adaptation of Austen’s 1811 novel about two sisters, Elinor and Marianne Dashwood, the one solidly pragmatic and the other wildly romantic.
—Tom Gliatto, People.com, 19 July 2025
The honor is very much deserved for Ryan, who has been the best pitcher on the Twins over the past few months with an 8-4 record, a 2.76 ERA, and 116 strikeouts.
—Dane Mizutani, Twin Cities, 10 July 2025
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“Deserved.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/deserved. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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deserved
adjective
de·served
-ˈzərvd 
: of, relating to, or being that which one deserves
a deserved punishment
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