unwarranted
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The inspector's report criticised Howe, saying that a suggestion by her that the inquiry had not properly considered future generations legislation "were and are wholly unwarranted".
From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026
This allowed the Wolverines to run an unwarranted play that led to a touchdown and an undeserved victory.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 12, 2026
They are expected to provide clarity and tamp down unwarranted panic, not stoke conspiracy theories.
From Salon ● Jul. 13, 2026
The study states that the false belief has led "to negative consequences, including misinformed risk‐taking by those encountering snakes, unwarranted fear among snakebite victims, and inappropriate care delivered by misinformed or patient/family‐pressured medical professionals."
From Science Daily ● Jul. 10, 2026
But when I say this, I do not mean to imply the stance I took over the matter of the book that evening was somehow unwarranted.
From "The Remains of the Day" by Kazuo Ishiguro
Vocabulary lists containing unwarranted
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Dwight D. Eisenhower, "The Military-Industrial Complex" (1961)
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