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a well deserved promotion for a hard worker
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May the Lord grant the deserved reward to those who have wished me well and will continue to pray for me.
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Greta Cross, USA Today, 22 Apr. 2025
The speculation comes after a slew of reports that Taylor Swift is taking a well deserved break with Travis Kelce to slow down their pace of life.
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Tennis players are deduced, disadvantaged, deserved, and defaulted.
—Richard Lederer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Mar. 2025
But after two deserved demotions, Poitras is anything but a sure NHL thing.
—Fluto Shinzawa, The Athletic, 18 Mar. 2025
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Greta Cross, USA Today, 22 Apr. 2025
The speculation comes after a slew of reports that Taylor Swift is taking a well deserved break with Travis Kelce to slow down their pace of life.
—Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 18 Apr. 2025
Tennis players are deduced, disadvantaged, deserved, and defaulted.
—Richard Lederer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Mar. 2025
But after two deserved demotions, Poitras is anything but a sure NHL thing.
—Fluto Shinzawa, The Athletic, 18 Mar. 2025
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“Deserved.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/deserved. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.
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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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