as in foul
not being in accordance with the rules or standards of what is fair in sport
a team that is notorious throughout the league for its record of unfair play
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Recent Examples of unfair
Throttling: Internet companies could not slow the internet speed of legal websites as this could be used for unfair competition.
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Dan Perry, Newsweek, 3 Jan. 2025
The discourse will take the horrible transition from the coronation of 2024 to the unfair new expectations of 2025.
—Brody Miller, The Athletic, 1 Jan. 2025
In August, the players filed a separate unfair labor practices charge against Dartmouth over the school’s refusal to bargain.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 31 Dec. 2024
More recently, some of Hollywood’s biggest stars have commented on unfair beauty standards.
—Kalhan Rosenblatt, NBC News, 29 Dec. 2024
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Dan Perry, Newsweek, 3 Jan. 2025
The discourse will take the horrible transition from the coronation of 2024 to the unfair new expectations of 2025.
—Brody Miller, The Athletic, 1 Jan. 2025
In August, the players filed a separate unfair labor practices charge against Dartmouth over the school’s refusal to bargain.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 31 Dec. 2024
More recently, some of Hollywood’s biggest stars have commented on unfair beauty standards.
—Kalhan Rosenblatt, NBC News, 29 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unfair
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Which brings us back to the Knicks’ glaring issues: minutes, foul calls, and rotations.Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 11 Jan. 2025
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The captaincy tag had appeared to shake him from a foul mood that has festered as the series has worn on exacerbated by the youthful exuberance of brash upstart Sam Konstas, who has really gotten under his skin.Tristan Lavalette, Forbes, 4 Jan. 2025
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Louisville police say anything that goes into the air or explodes is illegal for average citizens.James Bruggers, The Courier-Journal, 5 July 2017
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Official fireworks shows took place over the city, and illegal pyrotechnics lit up the sky everywhere in between.Lisa Beebe, Los Angeles Magazine, 5 July 2017
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The net front is the nastiest place on an NHL rink.Chris Branch, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025
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The second season trailer, which dropped on Wednesday, sees the title character who is played by Amer, who co-created the series with Ramy Youssef, trying to get back into the U.S. from Mexico after becoming entangled with nasty coyotes at the end of the first season in 2022.Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Jan. 2025
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