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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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The photographer highlights the injustices and inequalities of invisible communities with a documentary and fictional approach.—
Vogue,
Vogue,
11 Aug. 2025 -
During the early 1970s when Black people were plagued with the perilous impacts of unchecked racial injustices, Hoover organized his neighbors to create better living conditions, personal wealth and political power.—
Jeremy Busby,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Maybe a first step should have been acknowledging the wrong that took place in April.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
31 July 2025
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What follows is a comedy of mistaken identities and a clever plot to right wrongs.—
Domenica Bongiovanni,
IndyStar,
31 July 2025
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“Unfairness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unfairness. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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