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unfair or inadequate treatment of someone or something or an instance of this
it would be no unfairness to the article's second author to characterize his contributions as minimal
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Recent Examples of unfairness
Her challenge will be to persevere and make a good life for herself, despite the unfairness of tragedy.
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Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 10 Sep. 2025
Other polls suggest that capitalism’s waning popularity reflects a growing sense of economic unfairness, rather than a broader rejection of an economic system.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 8 Sep. 2025
Browder’s story, later turned into a Netflix documentary, spurred greater awareness about the unfairness of the money-bail system and spurred calls for reform.
—Eric Levenson, CNN Money, 26 Aug. 2025
Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 10 Sep. 2025
Other polls suggest that capitalism’s waning popularity reflects a growing sense of economic unfairness, rather than a broader rejection of an economic system.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 8 Sep. 2025
Browder’s story, later turned into a Netflix documentary, spurred greater awareness about the unfairness of the money-bail system and spurred calls for reform.
—Eric Levenson, CNN Money, 26 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unfairness
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By sharing stories of corruption, privilege and inequality, social media not only informed but also galvanized Nepal’s youth, motivating collective mobilization against the country’s systemic injustice.—
Nir Kshetri,
The Conversation,
14 Sep. 2025
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Music, and punk in particular, has traditionally been a form of art that amplifies anger, discontent, and injustice without filter.—
Jackie Strause,
HollywoodReporter,
14 Sep. 2025
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This is Toronto's chance to right every wrong of the 2020s so far.—
Jackson Roberts,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Sep. 2025
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Arch-conservative Ronald Reagan acknowledging that a grievous wrong had been done to these people, by the American government, and making some small measure of amends along with the Congress.—
Chadd Scott,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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“Unfairness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unfairness. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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