be unfair

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To leave James alone on a first-round island might be unfair, but the Lakers have kowtowed to him plenty in his eight years here.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

It’d be unfair to blame Iger alone for Disney’s transition from stock leader to laggard.

From Barron's • Mar. 17, 2026

"It's not just one prison officer who's to blame. That would be unfair," they added.

From BBC • Oct. 25, 2025

Among the most common arguments against relief is that canceling existing debt would be unfair to all those who already paid off their loans.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 12, 2025

He argued, reasonably, that it would be unfair to American athletes to let German politics deprive them of their chance to compete on a world stage.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown