a raw deal

noun

: unfair treatment
We're getting a raw deal with the new tax laws.

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Did Justin get a raw deal by being forced to go on that journey and play that game? Dalton Ross, EW.com, 13 Mar. 2025 Still, Trump has held for decades that deficits mean the U.S. is getting a raw deal from its trading partners, and a rising movement on the political right shares that view. Anna Giaritelli, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 12 Mar. 2025 Still, Trump has held for decades that deficits mean the United States is getting a raw deal from its trading partners, and a rising movement on the political right shares that view. Haisten Willis, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 28 Feb. 2025 Brewers manager Pat Murphy believed his team got a raw deal again Monday. Steve Megargee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Apr. 2024 Research into the effect of Chinese imports on U.S. employment has been widely misinterpreted to imply that the United States has gotten a raw deal from trade with China. Douglas A. Irwin, Foreign Affairs, 13 June 2016 Taking food from the mouths of needy kids in order to serve migrants always seemed like a raw deal. Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 10 Mar. 2024 Is this a legit new source of funds or another bad idea doomed to sour into a raw deal? Andy Andersen, Vulture, 14 Mar. 2024 McCourt says everyday netizens have gotten a raw deal, exchanging the totality of their privacy for a free app or online service. Paolo Confino, Fortune, 16 Mar. 2024

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“A raw deal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/a%20raw%20deal. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.

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