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well-earned

British

adjective

fully deserved

a well-earned rest

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That, my friend, is a bigger and more complex question and answer, and I suggest, as part of your well-earned retirement, that you seek help for yourself.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 10, 2026

Patel was able to get President Trump on speakerphone, and the president congratulated the team for a hard-fought and well-earned victory.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 27, 2026

Dreamland Margate in Kent announced on Tuesday that the amusement park's Scenic Railway would "take well-earned retirement from operation as a ride".

From BBC • Jan. 27, 2026

"It was a good game of Test cricket and it was a well-earned victory."

From Barron's • Jan. 8, 2026

But the name was well-earned, because apothecaries were ancient, dealing in the old ways of medicine, too.

From "A Monster Calls" by Patrick Ness

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