not warranted

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Foden was unable to continue after the incident, which left England defender Harry Maguire bewildered how it had not warranted a red card.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

Porter’s family and advocates have argued that force was not warranted.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 31, 2026

But prosecutors said in the filing that sending him to prison for the rest of his life was not warranted, despite the severity of his crime, because of his relative youth.

From New York Times • Mar. 15, 2024

“Given the absence of an identified safety defect based on available information and FCA’s customer satisfaction campaign which addresses the failure mode, further action is not warranted at this time,” the agency wrote.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 29, 2024

Thorpe nodded with approval as the small boat pulled away in the dark, for there was activity apparent on the destroyer not warranted by a mere rescue at sea.

From Astounding Stories of Super-Science, June, 1930 by Bates, Harry