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Recent Examples of unfairly
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.
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Mark Guarino, ABC News, 30 Aug. 2025
Since the initial petition for a union vote in January, workers have filed at least five unfair labor practice charges against BlueOval SK claiming the company interrogated, surveilled and discharged workers unfairly.
—Olivia Evans, The Courier-Journal, 29 Aug. 2025
Nichols’s death while in MPD custody in Tennessee sparked nationwide protests and calls for police reform in 2023 due to accusations that he was unfairly targeted and treated by law enforcement during a traffic stop.
—Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 29 Aug. 2025
The company has also been demanding that at least a few US states, such as Virginia and Louisiana, revise their BEAD proposals, claiming Starlink was unfairly overlooked.
—PC Magazine, 29 Aug. 2025
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Mark Guarino, ABC News, 30 Aug. 2025
Since the initial petition for a union vote in January, workers have filed at least five unfair labor practice charges against BlueOval SK claiming the company interrogated, surveilled and discharged workers unfairly.
—Olivia Evans, The Courier-Journal, 29 Aug. 2025
Nichols’s death while in MPD custody in Tennessee sparked nationwide protests and calls for police reform in 2023 due to accusations that he was unfairly targeted and treated by law enforcement during a traffic stop.
—Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 29 Aug. 2025
The company has also been demanding that at least a few US states, such as Virginia and Louisiana, revise their BEAD proposals, claiming Starlink was unfairly overlooked.
—PC Magazine, 29 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 10 Sep. 2025.
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