just reward
noun
: a deserved outcome or result
Winning the game was a just rewardfor the team's effort.
Her success is just reward for her hard work.
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Defensive tackle Derrick Brown, drafted in 2020 a month after the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, will make his playoff debut against the Rams — a just reward for a dominant defender who should have made the Pro Bowl.
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Joseph Person, New York Times, 5 Jan. 2026
With so much work going into bettering USA Rugby on and off the field, a double-header matchup against England at Audi Field feels like a just reward to Iscaro.
—Vitas Carosella, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2025
News round-up Goals mean prizes and a new deal for Chris Wood at Nottingham Forest is just reward for the season of his life.
—Phil Hay, The Athletic, 24 Jan. 2025
The free agent outfielder hopes his next contract is a just reward.
—Gord Magill, Newsweek, 22 Dec. 2024
Other times, though, silver can be proof of internal precious metal, a just reward for an unflinching athlete not expected to ascend the podium because their journey was pocked by ceaseless obstacles.
—Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 9 Aug. 2024
Many Israelis might even see his imprisonment as just reward for his failures as a war leader, never mind the seriousness of the actual corruption charges.
—Kenneth M. Pollack, Foreign Affairs, 12 Oct. 2023
Zen Moments After a workout in the gym (treadmills, ellipticals and free weights are a few things available), a trip to the Cloud 9 Spa is a just reward.
—Dwight Brown, Essence, 11 July 2023
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Joseph Person, New York Times, 5 Jan. 2026
With so much work going into bettering USA Rugby on and off the field, a double-header matchup against England at Audi Field feels like a just reward to Iscaro.
—Vitas Carosella, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2025
News round-up Goals mean prizes and a new deal for Chris Wood at Nottingham Forest is just reward for the season of his life.
—Phil Hay, The Athletic, 24 Jan. 2025
The free agent outfielder hopes his next contract is a just reward.
—Gord Magill, Newsweek, 22 Dec. 2024
Other times, though, silver can be proof of internal precious metal, a just reward for an unflinching athlete not expected to ascend the podium because their journey was pocked by ceaseless obstacles.
—Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 9 Aug. 2024
Many Israelis might even see his imprisonment as just reward for his failures as a war leader, never mind the seriousness of the actual corruption charges.
—Kenneth M. Pollack, Foreign Affairs, 12 Oct. 2023
Zen Moments After a workout in the gym (treadmills, ellipticals and free weights are a few things available), a trip to the Cloud 9 Spa is a just reward.
—Dwight Brown, Essence, 11 July 2023
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“Just reward.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/just%20reward. Accessed 15 Jan. 2026.
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