deserved

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"Even though we'd gone down and he'd been at the wheel for a lot of it, he almost deserved a chance still," Williams explained.

From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026

Smith: The critics didn’t give us the value we deserved.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026

Dawn and her team deserved to win, and they deserved better from me.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

Saracens, who had lost 62-15 to Bath on the same ground two weeks earlier, had a deserved 10-0 lead at half-time through a converted Charlie Bracken try and an Owen Farrell penalty.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

A real musician, who actually deserved to be trumpet section leader.

From "Maybe He Just Likes You" by Barbara Dee