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a well deserved promotion for a hard worker
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As BoCo legacies go, a permanent tribute to Barry isn’t just deserved.
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Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 24 Jan. 2026
Winners who submit correct answers will receive deserved newsletter fame on Friday.
—Jared Gans, The Hill, 22 Jan. 2026
After years of deserved criticism for less-than-dynamic ownership and middling budgets, Ricketts should get a rousing ovation at the team’s fan convention Thursday.
—Jon Greenberg, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2026
Questions centered on whether Avedon’s use of a stark white background stripped these real people of their deserved context, and flattened them into objects or characters to be consumed by the elite.
—Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 14 Jan. 2026
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Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 24 Jan. 2026
Winners who submit correct answers will receive deserved newsletter fame on Friday.
—Jared Gans, The Hill, 22 Jan. 2026
After years of deserved criticism for less-than-dynamic ownership and middling budgets, Ricketts should get a rousing ovation at the team’s fan convention Thursday.
—Jon Greenberg, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2026
Questions centered on whether Avedon’s use of a stark white background stripped these real people of their deserved context, and flattened them into objects or characters to be consumed by the elite.
—Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 14 Jan. 2026
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“Deserved.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/deserved. Accessed 29 Jan. 2026.
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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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