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Recent Examples of unfairly
Royal expert Ian Pelham Turner argued to Fox News Digital that Meghan has been unfairly targeted by Samantha.
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Stephanie Nolasco , Ashley Papa, FOXNews.com, 9 Sep. 2025
New Delhi has said it was being unfairly targeted.
—Priyanka Salve,anniek Bao, CNBC, 9 Sep. 2025
Although much of the fury has been fanned by the right, Starmer’s government has also come under fire from the left, with pro-Palestinian activists also claiming their speech is being unfairly policed.
—Christian Edwards, CNN Money, 3 Sep. 2025
This is already an issue in the world of human resources where LLMs might unfairly reject a candidate because their last name sounds Jewish, the research noted.
—Mark Guarino, ABC News, 30 Aug. 2025
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Stephanie Nolasco , Ashley Papa, FOXNews.com, 9 Sep. 2025
New Delhi has said it was being unfairly targeted.
—Priyanka Salve,anniek Bao, CNBC, 9 Sep. 2025
Although much of the fury has been fanned by the right, Starmer’s government has also come under fire from the left, with pro-Palestinian activists also claiming their speech is being unfairly policed.
—Christian Edwards, CNN Money, 3 Sep. 2025
This is already an issue in the world of human resources where LLMs might unfairly reject a candidate because their last name sounds Jewish, the research noted.
—Mark Guarino, ABC News, 30 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unfairly
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Not long ago, such an idea would have seemed dystopian; now, that’s just the everyday gig economy whittled down to its most cruelly efficient form.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
29 Aug. 2025
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These are their memories of a player taken cruelly at the age of only 28.—
Oliver Kay,
New York Times,
15 Aug. 2025
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While courageously intervening to protect a fellow passenger, he was viciously attacked.—
Judith Y. Kim,
The Washington Examiner,
26 Aug. 2025
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In broad daylight, a group of men on motorbikes can be seen swarming and viciously beating another rider, allegedly for stealing their bike.—
WBFF STAFF,
Baltimore Sun,
16 Aug. 2025
Adverb
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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 the film itself offers few signs of the times—other than the epic collapse of that year’s New York Mets in the playoff race, which is rudely shown in the background.—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
29 Aug. 2025
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Swift is not the kind of girl to rudely barge in on a white veil occasion.—
Daniela Avila,
People.com,
27 Aug. 2025
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“Unfairly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unfairly. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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