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a well deserved promotion for a hard worker
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In a business that loves a great origin story, Merino’s is refreshing as an outsider who has taken a very deserved seat at the Hollywood table.
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Clayton Davis, Variety, 19 Feb. 2026
This is a deserved reward for Thiago who is having an excellent season.
—Jay Harris, New York Times, 13 Feb. 2026
Winners who submit correct answers will receive deserved newsletter fame on Friday.
—Jared Gans, The Hill, 12 Feb. 2026
To Spoelstra the approach remains that youth will be served when deserved, and even then not at the cost of one more victory, even amid the seemingly inescapable reality of a fourth consecutive trip to the play-in round.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 7 Feb. 2026
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Clayton Davis, Variety, 19 Feb. 2026
This is a deserved reward for Thiago who is having an excellent season.
—Jay Harris, New York Times, 13 Feb. 2026
Winners who submit correct answers will receive deserved newsletter fame on Friday.
—Jared Gans, The Hill, 12 Feb. 2026
To Spoelstra the approach remains that youth will be served when deserved, and even then not at the cost of one more victory, even amid the seemingly inescapable reality of a fourth consecutive trip to the play-in round.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 7 Feb. 2026
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“Deserved.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/deserved. Accessed 27 Feb. 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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