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Recent Examples of undeserved
In 1998, Moore started an eponymous foundation to provide educational, cultural and recreational activities for undeserved youth.
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C. Isaiah Smalls Ii, Miami Herald, 19 May 2025
It’s not always taken seriously enough, despite the fact that employees cite office gossip as their number one pet peeve more than pointless meetings, coworkers taking undeserved credit and micromanagement.
—Bryan Robinson, Forbes.com, 7 May 2025
Also, the feeling of blind, random, even undeserved confidence.
—James Factora, Them., 28 Apr. 2025
And companies that use corruption to get undeserved business typically perform poorly, providing deficient products, infrastructure, and services that harm consumers.
—Richard Nephew, Foreign Affairs, 24 Feb. 2025
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C. Isaiah Smalls Ii, Miami Herald, 19 May 2025
It’s not always taken seriously enough, despite the fact that employees cite office gossip as their number one pet peeve more than pointless meetings, coworkers taking undeserved credit and micromanagement.
—Bryan Robinson, Forbes.com, 7 May 2025
Also, the feeling of blind, random, even undeserved confidence.
—James Factora, Them., 28 Apr. 2025
And companies that use corruption to get undeserved business typically perform poorly, providing deficient products, infrastructure, and services that harm consumers.
—Richard Nephew, Foreign Affairs, 24 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for undeserved
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Many schools that served mostly low-income students were issued D’s and F’s, which many educators and parents found unfair.—
Steven Walker,
The Orlando Sentinel,
13 July 2025
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But South Korean cars from Hyundai and Kia factor significantly into the $66-billion trade deficit that Trump has decried as unfair.—
arkansasonline.com,
arkansasonline.com,
13 July 2025
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Because Stablecoins are pinned to the value of conventional currencies - usually the dollar - they can be used for rapid and cost-effective cross-border transactions without exposing participants to undue volatility.—
Trevor Clawson,
Forbes.com,
18 July 2025
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Advertisement Progressives also encountered reversals as the wealthy fought to regain undue political influence.—
Time,
Time,
16 July 2025
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And in Amici States, the unjustified deployment of military personnel to California stokes fear that the same will happen throughout the nation.—
Sophie Clark,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 June 2025
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According to court documents and several former Elkhart officers, their aggressive tactics here targeted citizens, especially Black residents, with harassment, unjustified force and bogus arrests.—
Kristine Phillips,
IndyStar,
4 July 2025
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The argument has been made that the application of the death penalty represents the legitimate self-defense of society from an unjust aggressor — that is, the murderer.—
Thomas Wenski,
Sun Sentinel,
13 July 2025
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On the back of their most successful Premier League season, this outcome threatens to overshadow their outstanding achievement and the joy that came with it in the most unjust manner.—
Matt Woosnam,
New York Times,
11 July 2025
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The very picture of God’s unmerited favor and love.—
Kayla Grant,
People.com,
21 July 2025
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Aimee Zavala, a twenty-nine-year-old who left the area around this time, believed that the police response was unmerited.—
E. Tammy Kim,
New Yorker,
9 June 2025
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An unwarranted threat Miami-Dade’s school district may prevent it.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
24 July 2025
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Peralta’s head of operations, Greg Nelson, said in an interview that one of the new terms Marina did not agree with was a penalty for unwarranted use of force.—
Shomik Mukherjee,
Mercury News,
17 July 2025
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“Undeserved.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/undeserved. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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