unprovoked
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"It was completely unprovoked, he wasn't wearing anything scary," said Danielle.
From BBC • May 29, 2026
The suspect approached the woman unprovoked while she was inside the store shopping.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 31, 2026
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
I’m not saying that those narratives are morally equivalent, or that some vague sense of historical grievance and perceived hostility is a valid excuse for launching an unprovoked war against a neighboring country.
From Salon • Dec. 21, 2025
I try to forget she kissed me once, entirely unprovoked.
From "How It Went Down" by Kekla Magoon
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