groundless

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The journalist said in a witness statement that her professional reputation had been impacted by "groundless" allegations made against her.

From BBC • Mar. 9, 2026

China accused Britain's Keir Starmer of making "groundless accusations" on Tuesday, a day after the prime minister said he would engage with Beijing but warned China posed a national security threat.

From Barron's • Dec. 2, 2025

“The impact on the bookings has been quite hard,” said Patel, who called the lawsuit groundless.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 20, 2025

Lot of reasons for that, it’s not groundless optimism.

From Salon • Aug. 5, 2025

My fears were groundless, there was nothing to it.

From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison