unprovoked
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The FPA called on the police to "immediately take action against the officers involved in this unprovoked assault and to act in the future to safeguard press freedoms, rather than trample upon them."
From Barron's • Mar. 18, 2026
But California stood out in another way: It had the nation’s only unprovoked fatal shark attack in 2025.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 19, 2026
I think they’re waiting for something that they can pitch plausibly as a completely unprovoked act of violence, or interference by a local or state law enforcement officer.
From Slate • Jan. 16, 2026
Despite video evidence showing the unprovoked attack, Oliva was barred from suing his assailants because Section 1983 doesn’t apply to federal officials.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 13, 2025
This look was so unexpected and so unprovoked I was taken aback.
From "Black Like Me" by John Howard Griffin
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