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• s  without a basis in reason or fact
  the allegations proved groundless

• A mention there of Obama's birth certificate spurred National Review Online to demand that he produce it to dispel groundless reports that Obama was actually born in Kenya and .
• China's State Council Information Office, speaking for the government, told PTI the charges about cyberspying and Titan Rain are "totally groundless, irresponsible and unworthy of .
• The Chinese embassy in Washington declared that it was "unacceptable for some to launch groundless smear attacks on China" over food and drug safety problems.

• baseless
• idle
• unfounded
• unwarranted
• wild

News & Articles

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• St. Luke's dismisses Texas Heart Institute's contract claim
  St. Luke's dismisses Texas Heart Institute's contract claim Houston Chronicle Copyright 2013 Houston Chronicle. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Updated 12:05 am, Tuesday, June 11, 2013 Lawyers for the St. Luke's Health System are dismissing as groundless the Texas Heart Institute's claim that the contract regarding their ...
  June 11, 2013 - Houston Chronicle

Quotes

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• Dmitry Medvedev in The Associated Press
  But, Medvedev says relations "meet the true interests of the people of our countries. This in itself makes hopeless and groundless the attempts to downplay the importance of our achievements."
• Sean McCormack in Reuters
  We call upon Supreme Leader Ali Hosseini Khamenei to treat these people with the respect they deserve, to put an end to any further broadcasts, and to release all Americans currently being held on groundless charges,McCormack said.
• Han Seung-soo in Newsweek
  The theory of a 'September crisis' is nothing but groundless rumor,Han said Wednesday, adding that media reports about a possible crisis were inflated.