unprovoked
adjective
un·pro·voked
ˌən-prə-ˈvōkt 
: occurring without any identifiable cause or justification : not provoked
an unprovoked assault/attack
unprovoked anger
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President Trump’s unprovoked attack on higher education was a call to action which has been answered by Harvard and leaders from over 100 other schools across nearly 40 states.
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Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Time, 19 Apr. 2025
At this point, the other agent picks up a sledgehammer and starts smashing his way into the back windshield unprovoked.
—Arick Wierson, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Apr. 2025
One need only note the widening acceptance of the absurd lie that Ukraine is at fault for the unprovoked Russian invasion of its land or that NATO has been the historical aggressor.
—Michael Miklaucic, Twin Cities, 5 Apr. 2025
The unprovoked attacks on ships in the Suez region by Houthis are clearly wrong, and the U.S. has justifiably retaliated in order to defend our interests.
—Chicago Tribune, 1 Apr. 2025
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Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Time, 19 Apr. 2025
At this point, the other agent picks up a sledgehammer and starts smashing his way into the back windshield unprovoked.
—Arick Wierson, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Apr. 2025
One need only note the widening acceptance of the absurd lie that Ukraine is at fault for the unprovoked Russian invasion of its land or that NATO has been the historical aggressor.
—Michael Miklaucic, Twin Cities, 5 Apr. 2025
The unprovoked attacks on ships in the Suez region by Houthis are clearly wrong, and the U.S. has justifiably retaliated in order to defend our interests.
—Chicago Tribune, 1 Apr. 2025
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“Unprovoked.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unprovoked. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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