as in unreasonable
having no basis in reason or fact
an unsupported claim that the structure was built by Vikings
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USA TODAY, 3 Feb. 2025
Adding insult to injury, her mother dismissed the achievement, which left the OP feeling unsupported.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 24 Jan. 2025
Such unsupported claims around a lack of independence or integrity of health authorities are precisely what helps to sow seeds of distrust amongst the public—a 2023 Pew Research Centre survey found that trust in scientists in the U.S. has dropped by 14% since 2019.
—Simon Williams, TIME, 22 Jan. 2025
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The anti-hound petition filed in Arizona deals in unsupported accusations that hunting with hounds isn’t fair chase, GPS collars are unethical, and so on.
—Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 16 Jan. 2025
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USA TODAY, 3 Feb. 2025
Adding insult to injury, her mother dismissed the achievement, which left the OP feeling unsupported.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 24 Jan. 2025
Such unsupported claims around a lack of independence or integrity of health authorities are precisely what helps to sow seeds of distrust amongst the public—a 2023 Pew Research Centre survey found that trust in scientists in the U.S. has dropped by 14% since 2019.
—Simon Williams, TIME, 22 Jan. 2025
Read Next: Supreme Court Declines to Hear Utah’s Public-Lands Lawsuit
The anti-hound petition filed in Arizona deals in unsupported accusations that hunting with hounds isn’t fair chase, GPS collars are unethical, and so on.
—Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 16 Jan. 2025
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In response to Kelley calling the union demands unreasonable, Lacey said the president's comments were insulting.—
Fernando Cervantes Jr.,
USA TODAY,
6 Feb. 2025
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The share of frisks and fuller searches complying with the ruling — and the Constitution’s Fourth Amendment guarantee against unreasonable searches and seizures — were lower than the stop numbers.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
5 Feb. 2025
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Although the canal was transferred to Panama in 1999 via the Panama Canal Treaty and Neutrality Treaty, President Trump believes the country violated the dual treaties under unsubstantiated claims that China still controls the waterway.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
8 Feb. 2025
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That’s not an unsubstantiated claim, as Historic Automobile Group International (HAGI) now tracks the entire marketplace with a number of indices on different areas of the marketplace.—
Mike Hanlon,
New Atlas,
3 Feb. 2025
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David Celestine, 20, was charged by the Kane County Sheriff’s Office Tuesday with aggravated discharge of a firearm, a class X felony, and possession of a firearm while FOID card invalid or not eligible, a class 3 felony, according to a post on the Elgin Police Department Facebook page.—
Courier-News,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Jan. 2025
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After a period in a refugee camp, with Israeli soldiers deeming land deeds invalid, the narrative jumps to 1978, to a territory populated by Palestinians crammed in modest quarters, without citrus trees and with regular curfews.—
Tomris Laffly,
Variety,
26 Jan. 2025
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“Unsupported.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unsupported. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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