undeserved
Britishadjective
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Wounded by all the undeserved pillory, Mr. Fukuyama now seeks to set the record straight with “In the Realm of the Last Man.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026
Taylor and Pauly want to set the record straight about rattlesnakes, whose rep as evil or villainous serpents is undeserved, they say.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 1, 2026
Last weekend's undeserved loss at Cagliari aside, Juve have been tighter at the back and more flamboyant going forward with Kenan Yildiz continuing to develop under Spalletti.
From Barron's ● Jan. 22, 2026
The regulator said the shareholder payouts were "undeserved" and did "not properly reflect the company's delivery performance for customers and the environment".
From BBC ● May 28, 2025
Furious over what he considered an undeserved personal attack on his integrity, Stith set off alarms about Operation Breakthrough’s misuse of federally funded cars.
From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson
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