as in wrongs
unfair or inadequate treatment of someone or something or an instance of this
a group that has long suffered injustice at the hands of our judicial system
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Recent Examples of injustices
Voter disenfranchisement and voter suppression are the injustices the VRA was designed to correct.
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Anthony G. Brown,
Baltimore Sun,
26 June 2026
The focus of academics swung to class, race, and gender, to giving voice to the voiceless and documenting injustices.
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Yoni Appelbaum,
The Atlantic,
8 June 2026
Not all true crime is created equally or ethically, but HBO Max's catalogue offers documentaries that center the victim and their families (The Sentence, 2020) and bring education and awareness to systemic issues like injustices within Alabama's prison system (The Alabama Solution, 2025).
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James Mercadante,
Entertainment Weekly,
4 June 2026
His performance balances youthful idealism, simmering rage and heartbreaking vulnerability, particularly as the character becomes increasingly consumed by the injustices unfolding around him.
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Jack Smart,
PEOPLE,
3 June 2026
Our nation still had much poverty and many injustices.
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Edward Lotterman,
Twin Cities,
31 May 2026
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, which for decades sought to remedy vast racial injustices in America, has now made tackling discrimination against white people, especially men, a priority.
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Andrea Hsu,
NPR,
15 May 2026
And there are a series of factors that allow these injustices to continue.
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Victoria Law,
Washington Post,
6 May 2026
Their views on past systemic injustices.
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The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
1 May 2026
Anthony G. Brown,
Baltimore Sun,
26 June 2026
The focus of academics swung to class, race, and gender, to giving voice to the voiceless and documenting injustices.
—
Yoni Appelbaum,
The Atlantic,
8 June 2026
Not all true crime is created equally or ethically, but HBO Max's catalogue offers documentaries that center the victim and their families (The Sentence, 2020) and bring education and awareness to systemic issues like injustices within Alabama's prison system (The Alabama Solution, 2025).
—
James Mercadante,
Entertainment Weekly,
4 June 2026
His performance balances youthful idealism, simmering rage and heartbreaking vulnerability, particularly as the character becomes increasingly consumed by the injustices unfolding around him.
—
Jack Smart,
PEOPLE,
3 June 2026
Our nation still had much poverty and many injustices.
—
Edward Lotterman,
Twin Cities,
31 May 2026
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, which for decades sought to remedy vast racial injustices in America, has now made tackling discrimination against white people, especially men, a priority.
—
Andrea Hsu,
NPR,
15 May 2026
And there are a series of factors that allow these injustices to continue.
—
Victoria Law,
Washington Post,
6 May 2026
Their views on past systemic injustices.
—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
1 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for injustices
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Artist Included argues that the same technology can be pointed backward, to right an industry’s old wrongs and return ownership and income to artists never built into the deal.
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So did two wrongs make a right?
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Their viewpoints are only represented through archive footage, and their distancing from the project suggests lingering dissatisfaction with the inequities surrounding money and creative credit.
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The horrific legacy of slavery, which produced inequities and exclusion, will not be uprooted with resolutions and holidays.
Noun
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Puncture wounds are a classic example, but lacerations, fractures that break the skin, burns, crush injuries and even relatively minor cuts can also pose a risk if they are contaminated with dirt or debris.
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The boy later died from his injuries at the hospital.
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