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Recent Examples of unjustified
The standoff reveals deepening tensions between Washington and a key NATO ally who refuses to back what Sánchez calls an unjustified military assault.
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Joseph Wilson, Los Angeles Times, 5 Mar. 2026
The payouts are for everything from unjustified street stops to wrongful arrests and convictions.
—Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 2 Mar. 2026
For those who view these shootings as unjustified, however, the federal government’s decision to close off the investigations only reinforces the belief that police accountability is a farce.
—Diane Goldstein, Oc Register, 30 Jan. 2026
If a judge finds that use of force unjustified ahead of a trial, that would determine the city was liable, and a trial might focus only on what plaintiffs are entitled to receive.
—Ryan Oehrli, Charlotte Observer, 29 Jan. 2026
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Joseph Wilson, Los Angeles Times, 5 Mar. 2026
The payouts are for everything from unjustified street stops to wrongful arrests and convictions.
—Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 2 Mar. 2026
For those who view these shootings as unjustified, however, the federal government’s decision to close off the investigations only reinforces the belief that police accountability is a farce.
—Diane Goldstein, Oc Register, 30 Jan. 2026
If a judge finds that use of force unjustified ahead of a trial, that would determine the city was liable, and a trial might focus only on what plaintiffs are entitled to receive.
—Ryan Oehrli, Charlotte Observer, 29 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unjustified
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As in Williams’ case, attorneys argued that a sweep had violated the plaintiffs’ Fourth Amendment rights protecting them from unreasonable search and seizure, as well as their 14th Amendment right to due process.—
Ariane Lange,
Sacbee.com,
24 Mar. 2026
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Because that is ultimately what The Secret Garden is about—the stubborn, almost unreasonable insistence of living things to grow toward the light.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Mar. 2026
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There’s something both early American and midcentury modern in the design of these solid-oak vanities, which arrived just as everyone seems to have gotten over an irrational fear of brown furniture.—
Nicole Hoey,
Robb Report,
31 Mar. 2026
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The answer turned out to be four more years of sacrifice, struggle, and hope that must have felt, at times, completely irrational.—
Sharon McMahon,
Glamour,
25 Mar. 2026
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Local election officials told the county Board of Supervisors last month that the complaint was unfounded.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
31 Mar. 2026
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The lesion that was removed from his brain is from the part of the brain that causes moments of unfounded fear.—
Gary Bedore,
Kansas City Star,
29 Mar. 2026
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Adapted by Nesbo from his fifth Harry Hole mystery (The Snowman was the seventh), Detective Hole is padded by several episodes, and the finale arrives at a conclusion that is somewhere between illogical and wholly ludicrous.—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
25 Mar. 2026
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As a player, Q was erratic, illogical, and self-destructive — at one point requesting to be voted out at Tribal Council.—
Joe Reid,
Vulture,
25 Feb. 2026
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His lawyer Tikaram Bhattarai told Reuters that the arrest was unwarranted.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
28 Mar. 2026
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The law also prohibits public employees from using their official positions to obtain valuable, unwarranted privileges for themselves or others.—
Rick Sobey,
Boston Herald,
27 Mar. 2026
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Central to Maryland’s affordability crisis is the uninformed economic philosophy of Maryland Democrats.—
Torrey Snow,
Baltimore Sun,
1 Apr. 2026
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Alejandro Ríos, a cultural analyst and writer based in Miami, said that by excluding the Cuban people from the negotiations, the government continues a long-standing strategy of keeping the public uninformed.—
Amanda Rosa,
Miami Herald,
13 Mar. 2026
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Lawmakers, judges and other public servants, all under groundless presidential attack.—
James D. Zirin,
Washington Post,
3 Feb. 2026
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Similarly, the course of action that will bring recovery—reviving domestic manufacturing, revitalizing small towns, ensuring fairness for farmers and working people—is not an impossibility that will poison our minds with groundless optimism.—
Rosa Lyster,
Harpers Magazine,
30 Dec. 2025
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That’s only true if the data centers were to be developed regardless of the tax exemption … which is nonsensical.—
DP Opinion,
Denver Post,
28 Mar. 2026
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Calculus relies on the notions of infinity and infinitely small quantities (called infinitesimals), but Newton and Leibniz defined these concepts in vague geometric terms; used incorrectly, their formulas could lead to nonsensical calculations, like division by zero.—
Leila Sloman,
Quanta Magazine,
25 Mar. 2026
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“Unjustified.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unjustified. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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