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When I mentioned the film on Twitter, I received a few responses citing the critical line about the film at the time of its release—which was sharply and, I thought, unwarrantedly negative.

From The New Yorker • Oct. 13, 2016

Last January a straw poll of the 32,000 students at U.T.'s main campus in Austin showed 80% favoring Erwin's impeachment on the ground that he had "unwarrantedly interfered" with school operations.

From Time Magazine Archive

From brokerage offices have poured forth a flood of market letters, rumors and reports that painted the current economic picture in unwarrantedly pessimistic colors.

From Time Magazine Archive

It is a hard moment for mothers, and no wonder that they seem unwarrantedly adamantine.

From Missy by Gatlin, Dana

“If our suspicions are correct, and I think we’re unwarrantedly keyed up because of our recent experiences, the officials of New York may need my help.”

From The Mind Master by Burks, Arthur J.