not warranted

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Foden was unable to continue after the incident, which left England defender Harry Maguire bewildered how it had not warranted a red card.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

But prosecutors said in the filing that sending him to prison for the rest of his life was not warranted, despite the severity of his crime, because of his relative youth.

From New York Times • Mar. 15, 2024

“Given the absence of an identified safety defect based on available information and FCA’s customer satisfaction campaign which addresses the failure mode, further action is not warranted at this time,” the agency wrote.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 29, 2024

I know it’s not warranted —we’re in different places creatively and professionally, we have different demands on our time and personal lives, and I’m not feeling the same drive they are, etc.

From Slate • Mar. 30, 2023

We may therefore fairly conclude that the sweeping condemnation of all war by the Quakers, is not warranted by Scripture, although it is in many and indeed most instances, entered upon far too carelessly.

From Christian Sects in the Nineteenth Century by Cornwallis, Caroline Frances