as in unfair
not fair or deserved; not just
The convict received an unjust sentence.
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Recent Examples of unjust
The jury also found Musk missed the two-year statute of limitations for the unjust enrichment claims.
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Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 18 May 2026
Team Altman played its hand pretty well going into the jury room—a finding of liability on either of Musk's two charges of breach of charitable trust and unjust enrichment would frankly be a surprise.
—Tom Dotan, Vanity Fair, 17 May 2026
And two of the major chase scenes were designed so that what starts off as righteous somehow tilts toward being unjust.
—Joshua Rothkopf, Los Angeles Times, 17 May 2026
Musk filed suit in 2024, alleging breach of charitable trust and unjust enrichment.
—Anisha Sircar, Forbes.com, 16 May 2026
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Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 18 May 2026
Team Altman played its hand pretty well going into the jury room—a finding of liability on either of Musk's two charges of breach of charitable trust and unjust enrichment would frankly be a surprise.
—Tom Dotan, Vanity Fair, 17 May 2026
And two of the major chase scenes were designed so that what starts off as righteous somehow tilts toward being unjust.
—Joshua Rothkopf, Los Angeles Times, 17 May 2026
Musk filed suit in 2024, alleging breach of charitable trust and unjust enrichment.
—Anisha Sircar, Forbes.com, 16 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unjust
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That creates anxiety for newcomers and an unfair advantage for others.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2026
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Also, in many cases the fee for EVs is - or would be - much higher than the typical driver pays in gas taxes, creating an unfair system.—
Camila Domonoske,
NPR,
28 May 2026
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Last year’s conference-final loss to the Florida Panthers — an ugly result for an overmatched roster that had spent the regular season outkicking its coverage, maximizing its performance and raising expectations to an unreasonable level — is on that ledger, too.—
Sean Gentille,
New York Times,
28 May 2026
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That lingering inventory, which has drawn criticism from fans who believe the list prices are unreasonable, is a principal feature of the governing body’s ticket pricing strategy.—
Sara Germano,
Sportico.com,
28 May 2026
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In Louisiana, Democrats raised concerns about mandatory jail time for disrupting services and warned that the laws were too arbitrary, suggesting that they could be applied against a congregant for singing out of turn as a pastor delivers a homily.—
Jack Brook,
Los Angeles Times,
26 May 2026
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The act of administering sports competition involves enforcing a collection of arbitrary lines; the act of watching sports involves seeing what athletes can do within those lines.—
Ellen Cushing,
The Atlantic,
25 May 2026
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“Unjust.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unjust. Accessed 1 Jun. 2026.
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