as in unfair
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Recent Examples of undeserved
And companies that use corruption to get undeserved business typically perform poorly, providing deficient products, infrastructure, and services that harm consumers.
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Richard Nephew, Foreign Affairs, 24 Feb. 2025
That praise isn’t undeserved, by any means, especially since Adrien Brody gives a flawless performance as a brilliant Hungarian architect — an artist of genius — struggling to put his stamp on the American landscape in the years after World War II.
—Tom Gliatto, People.com, 3 Jan. 2025
At the end of the 1972-73 season an ailing Law suffered the undeserved indignity of learning from a television report that he had been allowed to leave Old Trafford on a free transfer.
—Sam Pilger, Forbes, 18 Jan. 2025
To be clear, Ms. Lively and her team initiated this smear campaign in the media for the sole intention of gaining undeserved public sympathy for her own missteps.
—Elizabeth Rosner, People.com, 16 Jan. 2025
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Richard Nephew, Foreign Affairs, 24 Feb. 2025
That praise isn’t undeserved, by any means, especially since Adrien Brody gives a flawless performance as a brilliant Hungarian architect — an artist of genius — struggling to put his stamp on the American landscape in the years after World War II.
—Tom Gliatto, People.com, 3 Jan. 2025
At the end of the 1972-73 season an ailing Law suffered the undeserved indignity of learning from a television report that he had been allowed to leave Old Trafford on a free transfer.
—Sam Pilger, Forbes, 18 Jan. 2025
To be clear, Ms. Lively and her team initiated this smear campaign in the media for the sole intention of gaining undeserved public sympathy for her own missteps.
—Elizabeth Rosner, People.com, 16 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for undeserved
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Some widely circulated by partisan sources were certainly unfair to Biden.—
W. James Antle III,
The Washington Examiner,
30 May 2025
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The government argues that Google's control of Chrome, the world's most popular browser, drives traffic to its search engine and revenue to the company — which the DOJ calls an unfair advantage.—
Jaclyn Diaz,
NPR,
30 May 2025
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And that would consign Americans and foreigners alike to undue suffering.—
Sally Pipes,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2025
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Critics say the powerful tool encroaches on the privacy of everyday people, risking undue punishment or discrimination, the experts said.—
Bill Hutchinson,
ABC News,
23 May 2025
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The Chinese government on Thursday fired back at the the Trump administration’s decision to revoke Chinese student visas, calling the move unjustified and damaging to the reputation of the U.S. abroad.—
Sarah Fortinsky,
The Hill,
29 May 2025
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However, Xi’s focus on manufacturing is not entirely unjustified, as Washington is likely to maintain a firm grip, restricting Beijing’s access to more advanced technology.—
Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
29 May 2025
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His conviction for the rape and murder of a child employee, 13-year-old Mary Phagan in 1913, is widely considered unjust, largely attributed to a biased trial and antisemitism.—
David John Chávez,
Mercury News,
25 May 2025
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They are taught to question traditions, but not to distinguish between just and unjust ones.—
Paul Du Quenoy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 May 2025
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Now, half a century ago, Congress realized that Social Security benefit windfalls for public sector employees were costly, unnecessary and unmerited.—
Andrew Biggs,
Forbes,
19 Dec. 2024
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Some have claimed that the cuts are unmerited, given that culture funding accounts for just over 2 percent of Berlin city budget.—
Alex Greenberger,
ARTnews.com,
6 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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But according to the National Tactical Officers Association, what happened next —agents using flash-bang grenades — was unwarranted.—
U T Editorial Board,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 June 2025
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His biggest issue going into Pittsburgh last year [from Denver] was taking unwarranted sacks.—
Pat Leonard,
New York Daily News,
6 June 2025
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“Undeserved.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/undeserved. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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