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Can that work in the big leagues, where the manager is usually a glorified PR staffer who talks to the media and takes the blame (deserved or not) for losses?—Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 22 Oct. 2025 The result is a deserved cult film that promotes feminism and features some bona fide scares.—Gwen Ihnat, Entertainment Weekly, 18 Oct. 2025 Sacramento State Football, postgame concert with Lil Yachty Hornets football is coming off a bye-week getting some deserved rest and extra reps before their next game.—Marcus Smith, Sacbee.com, 17 Oct. 2025 Jake Sullivan, who was former President Joe Biden’s national security adviser, also said Trump deserved credit for the peace deal.—Khaleda Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for deserved
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