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unearned

adjective as in undeserved

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Healthcare has a reputation as a defensive sector, though that’s mostly unearned: Healthcare stocks haven’t worked as defensive plays in recent years.

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It appeared they were heading for a loss in Game 5 until an error-riddled fifth inning by the Yankees allowed the Dodgers to tie the game with five unearned runs.

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You balk at the $170,000 we negotiated for top delivery drivers but say nothing of the unearned millions that CEO Carol Tomé pockets.

"We need to tax unearned wealth as much as we tax earned income," he added.

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Educated in elite schools, Garland had come to believe that unearned wealth was immoral and told the world that he planned to renounce his legacy.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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