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as in wrong
unfair or inadequate treatment of someone or something or an instance of this
it would be no unfairness to the article's second author to characterize his contributions as minimal
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Noun
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There are many powers working to stifle our access to literature and historical accounts — aiming to erase hundreds, if not thousands of years of injustices, hardships, and lessons learned.—
Shivani Vora,
Forbes.com,
20 Aug. 2025 -
The media fixture Amanda Knox — who was accused, convicted and exonerated of murdering her roommate Meredith Kercher while both women were studying abroad in Perugia, Italy, in fall 2007 — has lived through a litany of injustices.—
Alison Herman,
Variety,
20 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The best way to rectify such wrongs is to prevent them from happening.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
19 Aug. 2025
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Did Biden, and now Trump, get this wrong when Russia experts say Putin will only be forced into concession with the threat of true military defeat and U.S. and European allies help Ukraine fight, but not really defeat Russia.—
Leila Fadel,
NPR,
18 Aug. 2025
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“Unfairness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unfairness. Accessed 28 Aug. 2025.
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