unprovoked
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Unprovoked bites are the most useful for studying how sharks behave.
From Science Daily • Feb. 5, 2024
Unprovoked attacks on humans by healthy mountain lions were rare enough to make the newspapers.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 26, 2022
Unprovoked Wyatt attacks on The Miz and Bray Wyatt’s interpretation of his fame-obsessed personality have added interesting vulnerability to an always confident WWE Superstar.
From Forbes • Nov. 18, 2013
Unprovoked, un-prō-vōkt′, adj. not having received provocation, uncalled for.—adv.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various
Unprovoked injuries are often inflicted, and even the peculiar felicity of our situation might with some be a cause for excitement and aggression.
From A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents Volume 2, part 1: James Monroe by Richardson, James D. (James Daniel)
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