raw deal

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From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

Sharks have been getting a raw deal from humans for a long time.

From Salon • Jul. 21, 2024

Logie, who left Division II Point Loma to become Montana State’s head man last season, inherited a raw deal with the Bobcats.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 25, 2024

Theater is both an art form and a marketplace, and Broadway ticket-buyers have long been getting a raw deal.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2023

I know it's a raw deal for you," he went on, disregarding my interruption, "and I'd give—I'd give—half of my happiness, if you like, if I could put it right.

From Neighbours by Stead, Robert J. C.