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unjustly

[uhn-juhst-lee] / ʌnˈdʒʌst li /


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Filming in a constricting boxy aspect ratio, the Ukrainian director takes us inside a corroding prison filled with men unjustly incarcerated as enemies of the state.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

“Some stocks have been unjustly accused in the court of investor opinion.”

From Barron's • Mar. 6, 2026

“I’ve been a victim of fashion, unjustly applying berry passion,” goes the final refrain.

From Salon • Feb. 19, 2026

But in this connection, I feel obliged to call attention to an unjustly neglected book issued in 2015 by an obscure Ohio publisher.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 13, 2026

Emma felt this sentence would give people “an opening to say, however unjustly, that he considered all spiritual beliefs no higher than hereditary aversions or likings, such as the fear of monkeys towards snakes.”

From "Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith" by Deborah Heiligman




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