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The event was a devastating one for Sierra Leone, deemed a “super-spreader” by The New York Times.
Jail Threats for Sierra Leone Ebola Victims’ Families|Abby Haglage|December 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
One of the stories, “On the Hill,” was deemed “a work of genius.”
The Best Fiction of 2014: Ford, Ferrante, Klay, and More|William O’Connor|December 7, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The instant you are deemed a candidate for arrest, you become not so much a person as a “perp.”
‘I Can’t Breathe!’ ‘I Can’t Breathe!’ A Moral Indictment of Cop Culture|Michael Daly|December 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In the weird world of fashion, that means she is deemed ‘plus-size.’
Let’s Get Rid of ‘Plus-Size’ for Good|Emily Shire|November 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Some three dozen had answered affirmatively to both and were deemed “fever with travel” jobs.
From Ebola Country to NYC’s Subways|Michael Daly|October 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST
At first it seemed so incredible, that the messenger was deemed either a liar or a madman.
The History of Rome, Books 37 to the End|Titus Livius
Strange times, when such things were deemed wonderful—so much so as to merit exhibition before the monarch.
The Queer, the Quaint and the Quizzical|Frank H. Stauffer
Hence, the reduction of all that paganism was deemed impracticable.
The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898|Various
The proprietor, tenant or occupier who permits a place to be used for an infringing performance shall be deemed an infringer.
Copyright: Its History and Its Law|Richard Rogers Bowker
No honors could be conferred on its great architects that were deemed extravagant.
Beacon Lights of History, Volume VI|John Lord

British Dictionary definitions for deemed

deem

/ (diːm) /

verb

(tr) to judge or considerI do not deem him worthy of this honour

Word Origin for deem

Old English dēman; related to Old High German tuomen to judge, Gothic domjan; see doom

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