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Recent Examples of undeserved
Happiness, when achieved, is necessarily tentative when felt undeserved.
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Literary Hub, 11 Feb. 2026
This does nothing but put a further undeserved stain on the dedicated good work of most law enforcement professionals in our country and around the world.
—Laurence Miller, Sun Sentinel, 14 Jan. 2026
Grits may get a bad rap for being bland and mushy, but that reputation is really undeserved.
—Libby Monteith Minor, Southern Living, 14 Dec. 2025
For a future Hall of Famer in what was expected to be his final NBA season, this move felt undeserved.
—Okla Jones, Essence, 3 Dec. 2025
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Literary Hub, 11 Feb. 2026
This does nothing but put a further undeserved stain on the dedicated good work of most law enforcement professionals in our country and around the world.
—Laurence Miller, Sun Sentinel, 14 Jan. 2026
Grits may get a bad rap for being bland and mushy, but that reputation is really undeserved.
—Libby Monteith Minor, Southern Living, 14 Dec. 2025
For a future Hall of Famer in what was expected to be his final NBA season, this move felt undeserved.
—Okla Jones, Essence, 3 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for undeserved
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The Labor Department has also gutted the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs, an agency that has audited the pay practices of major companies and obtained hundreds of millions of dollars in compensation for women and minorities who have suffered from unfair policies.—
Jacqueline Munis,
Fortune,
26 Mar. 2026
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The lawsuit alleges that THCa is functionally identical to marijuana, and that the stores have an unfair competitive advantage by operating outside of the state’s regulatory framework.—
Jack Harvel,
Kansas City Star,
26 Mar. 2026
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Most Muslim majority counties have laws that reference shaira, and some countries’ have laws that critics say include cruel punishments or place undue restrictions on women and minorities, per the council.—
Eleanor Dearman,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
29 Mar. 2026
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If signed, municipalities retain some say, with provisions allowing cities to stop plans that present deleterious environmental impacts, health and safety risks, or undue burden on infrastructure like sewer or water.—
Mark Dee
March 28,
Idaho Statesman,
28 Mar. 2026
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The initiative, which was marked by controversial arrests and clashes with protesters, was decried by local leaders as heavy-handed and unjustified.—
Aaron Navarro,
CBS News,
17 Mar. 2026
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In closing arguments, Deputy Prosecutor Paul Namie, with co-counsel Judy Massa, said no matter Lipscomb’s behavior, shooting her once in the chest was unjustified.—
Meredith Colias-Pete,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Mar. 2026
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The timing of the interview—just a few days before Holy Week, when Christians like Nancy and Savannah Guthrie, year after year, stage a harrowing reënactment of an unjust, torturous death—wasn’t lost on anyone.—
Vinson Cunningham,
New Yorker,
1 Apr. 2026
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To prevent this consequence, local and state level policy makers must empower tenants to fight against unjust evictions and battle unjust rent raises through legislatures.—
Chloe Wong,
Hartford Courant,
16 Mar. 2026
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There’s barely a line of dialogue from any secondary character that doesn’t sound ripped from Twitter — not unmerited, just fatiguing.—
Alissa Wilkinson,
New York Times,
20 Feb. 2026
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Amin had a penchant for strutting around in public wearing a military jacket full of flashy but unmerited awards.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
24 Jan. 2026
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His lawyer Tikaram Bhattarai told Reuters that the arrest was unwarranted.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
28 Mar. 2026
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The law also prohibits public employees from using their official positions to obtain valuable, unwarranted privileges for themselves or others.—
Rick Sobey,
Boston Herald,
27 Mar. 2026
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“Undeserved.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/undeserved. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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