deserved
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She expresses profound love for the two children she has while regretting that she was forced to become a mother before she could give those children the life she believed they deserved.
From Slate ● Oct. 16, 2026
“I have never been surer of anything in my life,” adding a generous tip for Tyler, who deserved a combat medal.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026
Still, the AI jitters arrived just as Airbnb was persuading investors it deserved its pricey multiple.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026
Joseph then grabbed the try his own performance deserved, diving in to the right of the posts to claim Gloucester's seventh try and third inside 12 minutes after half-time.
From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026
Jo’s funny hat deserved a vote of thanks, for it was of general utility.
From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott
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