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unfairly



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But he also said Arday was unfairly hounded by the press and let down by Cambridge University, which overpromoted him then abandoned him when under scrutiny.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 21, 2026

Some evidence accepted by the judge -- relating to Facebook messages, cell towers and posts of death cap mushroom sightings -- was not relevant or was unfairly prejudicial to her case, her lawyer said.

From Barron's Aug. 18, 2026

Jeffery believes there is a "two-tier planning system", with rules applied unfairly.

From BBC Aug. 15, 2026

Taylor says the scrutiny on officials is "off the scale", and much of that is from "people in the media looking for things to scrutinise, whether that be fairly or unfairly".

From BBC Aug. 13, 2026

Proximity to the condemned, to people unfairly judged; that was what guided me back to something that felt like home.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson




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