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The final rates, set to be announced on March 12 the Commerce Department said in a post-preliminary report published Wednesday, stem from an investigation some producers sold pasta at unfairly low prices.
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Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN Money, 1 Jan. 2026
In October, the United States said that 13 Italian pasta companies would face an extra 92% duty — on top of the regular 15% rate on most European Union imports — from January 2026, accusing two producers in particular, La Molisana and Garofalo, of selling pasta at unfairly low prices.
—Reuters, NBC news, 1 Jan. 2026
Kaur said truckers have been unfairly targeted in the political tussle between state policy and federal rules.
—Los Angeles Times, 1 Jan. 2026
Trump said she was unfairly imprisoned.
—David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 31 Dec. 2025
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Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN Money, 1 Jan. 2026
In October, the United States said that 13 Italian pasta companies would face an extra 92% duty — on top of the regular 15% rate on most European Union imports — from January 2026, accusing two producers in particular, La Molisana and Garofalo, of selling pasta at unfairly low prices.
—Reuters, NBC news, 1 Jan. 2026
Kaur said truckers have been unfairly targeted in the political tussle between state policy and federal rules.
—Los Angeles Times, 1 Jan. 2026
Trump said she was unfairly imprisoned.
—David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 31 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unfairly
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No one bears the consequences more cruelly than the homeless themselves.—
Michele Steeb,
Oc Register,
29 Oct. 2025
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Active grants have been cruelly rescinded, leaving community theaters, local museums, facing sudden funding gaps and uncertainty over expenses for work already underway.—
Andrew Weinstein,
Time,
24 Oct. 2025
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The 89-minute running time doesn’t allow much exposition, and in fact the opening sequence shows a veterinarian coming to treat a sickly Ben before having his face viciously torn off.—
Pete Hammond,
Deadline,
8 Jan. 2026
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Adusei said her brother barely had time to unwind and unpack from his overseas trip before he was viciously attacked.—
Nicholas Williams,
New York Daily News,
7 Jan. 2026
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In the process, Joel heartlessly killed some innocent people, including medical professionals.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
26 Aug. 2025
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There is a troubling suggestion of abuse, implying that Jack might have been ill-treated by his mom (and saved by Helen), rather than heartlessly abandoned.—
Tomris Laffly,
Variety,
14 Aug. 2025
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But there’s a big difference between knowing that a relative is a pill and loving them through it and being rudely insulted by a relative and just sucking it up.—
Eric Thomas,
Baltimore Sun,
5 Jan. 2026
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For instance, the Alfie who was very serious about Mindy one night before would not suddenly bail because her ex — whom Mindy blocked everywhere — rudely accosted her at her job.—
Jessica M. Goldstein,
Vulture,
18 Dec. 2025
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“Unfairly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unfairly. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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