unprovoked
adjective
un·pro·voked
ˌən-prə-ˈvōkt 
: occurring without any identifiable cause or justification : not provoked
an unprovoked assault/attack
unprovoked anger
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Brown has been accused of an unprovoked attack on producer Abe Diaw at London’s Tape Nightclub in Febuary 2023.
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Jake Kanter, Deadline, 16 May 2025
Alligator attacks in Florida Since 1948, when officials began tracking alligator bites involving people in Florida, there have been 487 unprovoked bites through 2024, according to FWC data.
—CBS News, 7 May 2025
According to Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission statistics, from 1948 to 2024, the state has recorded 487 unprovoked alligator bites on humans, with 27 resulting in fatalities.
—David Chiu, People.com, 7 May 2025
Two weeks after an unprovoked hatchet attack nearly decapitated a man sitting with his wife at a Tucson, Arizona, bus stop, the suspect has been charged with first-degree murder.
—Brie Stimson, FOXNews.com, 20 Apr. 2025
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Jake Kanter, Deadline, 16 May 2025
Alligator attacks in Florida Since 1948, when officials began tracking alligator bites involving people in Florida, there have been 487 unprovoked bites through 2024, according to FWC data.
—CBS News, 7 May 2025
According to Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission statistics, from 1948 to 2024, the state has recorded 487 unprovoked alligator bites on humans, with 27 resulting in fatalities.
—David Chiu, People.com, 7 May 2025
Two weeks after an unprovoked hatchet attack nearly decapitated a man sitting with his wife at a Tucson, Arizona, bus stop, the suspect has been charged with first-degree murder.
—Brie Stimson, FOXNews.com, 20 Apr. 2025
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“Unprovoked.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unprovoked. Accessed 20 May. 2025.
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