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a well deserved promotion for a hard worker
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Adrian is one of the hardest working executives in the industry and his retirement is much deserved.
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Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 16 Jan. 2025
Maresca’s tactics have generally yielded positive first-half performances during this stretch, rewarded with deserved leads against Fulham, Crystal Palace and Bournemouth.
—Liam Twomey, The Athletic, 15 Jan. 2025
In a recent come-from-behind win versus St. Louis, Merrill contributed nearly 19 on-ice minutes and scored his first goal of the season, drawing deserved praise from his coach.
—Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 10 Jan. 2025
Jessica's unborn telepathic daughter, Alia, is a much more disconcerting presence than the precocious kid in Lynch's movie, and the manipulative Bene Gesserit are given some deserved time in the spotlight as cosmic string-pullers-in-chief.
—Richard Edwards, Space.com, 30 Dec. 2024
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Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 16 Jan. 2025
Maresca’s tactics have generally yielded positive first-half performances during this stretch, rewarded with deserved leads against Fulham, Crystal Palace and Bournemouth.
—Liam Twomey, The Athletic, 15 Jan. 2025
In a recent come-from-behind win versus St. Louis, Merrill contributed nearly 19 on-ice minutes and scored his first goal of the season, drawing deserved praise from his coach.
—Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 10 Jan. 2025
Jessica's unborn telepathic daughter, Alia, is a much more disconcerting presence than the precocious kid in Lynch's movie, and the manipulative Bene Gesserit are given some deserved time in the spotlight as cosmic string-pullers-in-chief.
—Richard Edwards, Space.com, 30 Dec. 2024
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“Deserved.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/deserved. Accessed 31 Jan. 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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