raw deal
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From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026
Sharks have been getting a raw deal from humans for a long time.
From Salon • Jul. 21, 2024
The Beavers and Cougars have gotten a raw deal as the Pac-12 fell apart, leaving them looking at a future outside the Power Five while the other 10 schools scrambled to new conferences.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 20, 2023
Theater is both an art form and a marketplace, and Broadway ticket-buyers have long been getting a raw deal.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2023
It was gettin’ this raw deal that convinces him the seed district wa’n’t any place for a gent of his abilities.
From Odd Numbers Being Further Chronicles of Shorty McCabe by Ford, Sewell